Birthmark: A Bilingual Anthology of Armenian-American Poetry

by Gourgen Arzoumanian (Author, Editor, Translator), Ara Babaian, Tina Demirdjian

This anthology is not merely a linguistic exercise. Instead, it seeks to penetrate the depths of these Armenian-Americans' creations and to grasp the psychological and sociological problems and the methods of dealing with these problems. They are not few - the Armenians just born with some Eastern rays on their subconscious - who moved to the West. And for that reason, and because of their poetry, they receive a double Birthmark.

Genres: Poetry

210 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Nancy Weil · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the poetry and the uniqueness of the layout of the book.

[Coco · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic little anthology of poetry. Although I can't understand a lick of it, I really enjoy seeing the poem translated into Armenian on the facing pages. My favorites were "Reversal" by Ara Babaian, "Carrot Questionaire" and "Samovar" by Sylva Dakessian, and everything by Sevana Bagdasarian.

I found this in a crazy used book store and to give to a teacher as a gift. I would love to own it myself.(May 2008)