Tag Archives: Ottoman Genocide of Armenians

“The Three Complaints of My Mother” in “Solstice”

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~An essay of mine, “The Three Complaints of My Mother,” is in the Spring issue of “Solstice.”  It took almost a decade to find a literary home for this essay, despite all the praise heaped on it by editors many … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenians | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Promises, promises: preliminary notes on “The Promise.”

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

~PROMISES, PROMISES~ I, too, saw The Promise.  Here are my comments in response to the rhetoric and sloganeering that has surrounded this movie since its release: 1. Our story… Is this “our story”? An ambitious man from the villages goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenians, Cinéphilia | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

From the Archives: Yessayan, Oshagan, Charents at the World Wide Reading for Armenia, April 21, 2015, MIT.

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~Worldwide Reading for Armenia was sponsored by the International Literature Festival Berlin and the Lepsius Haus in Potsdam, and took place in several major cities around the world in April 2015. The Boston reading was held at MIT.  The literary … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenians | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

World Wide Reading for Armenia 2015

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~On April 21, in scores of cities and towns throughout the world, there will be memorial readings commemorating the centenary of the Ottoman genocide of the Armenians.  The readings are sponsored by the World Wide Reading for Armenia 2015 (Berlin) … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenians, Cities and towns, Languages and readings | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

April 24: Armenian National Day of Mourning

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Taline Voskeritchian

Նիկողոս Սարաֆեան։ Անձկութիւն Կարօտը չէր ետիս ձգած քաղաքիս Ու սէրը չէր ծովին, հովին. վախը չէր Անծանօթին, որ կը ճզմէր իմ հոգիս, Ափի մը դէմ երբ կանգ կ՛առնէր նաւը մեր։ Այլ երթալու մեծ սարսուռին պակասն էր Որ կ՛ընէր զիս յանկարծ թշուառ, … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenians | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

From my files: Hagop Oshagan: December 9, 1883-February 17, 1948

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Taline Voskeritchian

The Armenian novelist, literary critic, dramatist, and historian of literature Hagop Oshagan (1883-1948) stands at the juncture where Western Armenian culture ends and that of the Armenian diaspora begins. His life and literary output straddle the rural world of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenians, Cities and towns, From My Files, Languages and readings, Teaching, Those we Love | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment