Poetry dedicated to the victims of genocide and war. An Homer award winning book. Sona Van's subject is the Armenian genocide, also known as the Great Catastrophe. Her family was driven into exile due to this horrific event. Her poems reflect a personal connection to this history as well as the universality of loss, persecution, and intolerance. Forward written by Award winning actress, Beata PozniakSona Van and Beata Pozniak are the Recipients of the International Maria Ko...

SONA VAN (en realidad: Ter-Hovhannisian) es una famosa poeta y viajera Armenia. Nació en Ereván, Armenia. Su abuelo, un respetado clérigo armenio de la ciudad de Van en Anatolia oriental (de ahí el seudónimo literario del poeta) en el terrible 1915, se quedó en Estambul con una gran parte de su familia. Todos fueron testigos presenciales o incluso víctimas de las atrocidades de las jóvenes milicias turcas.Volviendo a sus pensamientos sobre aquellos tiempos terribles, Sona hace una ...

This collection of Sona Van’s poems is a tribute to the victims of genocide and war. With extraordinary feminine sensitivity, the poet looks at the world in all its striking contrasts, constantly probing the depths of her consciousness with new modes of expression. The collection consists of ephemeral poems characterized by dramatic encounters with nothingness in which an uncanny ability to capture extreme situations prevails. Sona Van’s poetry represents the truest testimony of historical...

Sona Van (właściwie: Ter-Howhannisjan) to znana ormiańska poetka i podróżniczka. Urodziła się w Erywaniu, Armienii. Jej dziadek, szanowany ormiański duchowny z wschodnioanatolijskiego miasta Wan (stąd - pseudonim literacki poetki) w straszliwym 1915 roku przebywał w Istambule wraz z dużą częścią swej rodziny. Wszyscy oni byli naocznymi świadkami czy wręcz ofiarami okrucieństw młodotureckich bojówek.Powracając do rozmyślań o tamtych strasznych czasach, Sona dokonuje swego rodzaju po...

In A Libretto for the Desert, Sona Van’s subject is the Armenian genocide, also known as the Great Catastrophe. Van’s parents and grandparents were driven into exile due to this horrific event. Her poems reflect a personal connection to this history as well as the universality of loss, persecution, and intolerance.

Berlin Duvarı'nın yıkılmasıyla Almanya'nın başkentinin iki yarısı arasında neredeyse 30 yıldır süren fiziksel ve ideolojik ayrılık sona erdi. Soğuk Savaş'ın zirvesinde inşa edilen Berlin Duvarı, Batı'daki kapitalist güçler ile Doğu'daki komünist güçler arasındaki düşmanlığı sembolize ediyordu. Duvarın yıkılmasıyla insanlar uzun süredir ayrı kaldıkları arkadaşları ve aileleriyle yeniden bir araya gelmek için duvarın üzerinden akın etti ve duvarın geniş kapsamlı sonuçları oldu: duvar Almanya...

Lisbon is a city of stories. They swirl like the Tagus tide, carrying whispered secrets through winding alleys and slip between the stones of forgotten ruins. In Living, Loving, Longing Lisbon, past and present blur, love and loss entwine, and the city comes alive. A one-night stand leads to a shocking transformation. A chance meeting on a train sparks a romance shadowed by history. A bitter Christmas wish takes an unsettling turn. Ancient gods, fading from memory, gather for a meal, while...

Sona Van (wlasciwie: Ter-Howhannisjan) to znana ormianska poetka i podrózniczka. Urodzila sie w Erywaniu, Armienii. Jej dziadek, szanowany ormianski duchowny z wschodnioanatolijskiego miasta Wan (stad – pseudonim literacki poetki) w straszliwym 1915 roku przebywal w Istambule wraz z duza czescia swej rodziny. Wszyscy oni byli naocznymi swiadkami czy wrecz ofiarami okrucienstw mlodotureckich bojówek.Powracajac do rozmyslan o tamtych strasznych czasach, Sona dokonuje swego rodzaju po...