Armenian poetry - Translated » Original http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com Previously untranslated poetry from 20th century Armenian poets Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:39:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Cyprus street cats – June 2008 http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/2012/08/28/cyprus-street-cats-june-2008/ http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/2012/08/28/cyprus-street-cats-june-2008/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:00:53 +0000 http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/?p=338 cyprus, cats, nicosia, summer, street, old city

Cyprus cats

]]> http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/2012/08/28/cyprus-street-cats-june-2008/feed/ 0 The Final Sprint http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/2012/08/05/the-final-sprint/ http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/2012/08/05/the-final-sprint/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:08:47 +0000 http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/?p=266 This is a poem that I wrote while crossing the George Washington bridge during a thunderstorm sometime last week. Such storms are quite awe-inspiring – flashes of light illuminating the city skyline whilst suspended over the fog-covered Hudson river…Enjoy…

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A translation of Haig’s “The Final Sprint”

]]> http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/2012/08/05/the-final-sprint/feed/ 1 My Heart http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/2012/07/13/my-heart/ http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/2012/07/13/my-heart/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:32:34 +0000 http://www.armenianpoetrytranslations.com/?p=196 Continue reading →]]> This is a poem that I wrote while on a commuter bus into the city.  There was an exceptional amount of traffic into the city due to a stalled tractor-trailer in the Lincoln Tunnel.  New Jersey Transit remedied the traffic situation by diverting about a hundred buses or so to Secaucus junction in order to use the trains…This gave me just enough time to drift away and write this…

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Haig’s “My Heart”

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