Selected Poems

By Diana Der-Hovanessian

Der-Hovanessian finds, in her Armenian culture and the genocide of 1915, a terrible and wonderful heritage. With her lyrical New England gifts and her American Armenian life, she makes poetry that is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878818279
• ISBN13: 9781878818270
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Sheep Meadow Press
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Rare poetry

Her poetry has appeared in the American Scholar, Boston Review, The Forum, New York Times and elsewhere. Her translations carved a portal to Armenian literature, mending a passage of cross-cultural exchange and interpretation."Selected Poems" is a rare collection of bittersweet verse by Der-Hovanessian - sketched in powerful voice and at the same time soft emotion. Most elegant is 'Mixed Marriage' - one of her best, and the chilling "No One Tattooed My Skin."