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Vahe Oshagan, 78, Pioneer Of a New Armenian Poetry
Photo credit: Ara Oshagan
~~Today marks the thirteenth anniversary of the death of the Western Armenian poet and literary critic Vahé Oshagan, perhaps the most radical, innovative poet of his generation. A native of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, an exile who turned the condition into the source of a prolific body of work, Oshagan died in Philadelphia, from complications following heart surgery. He was He was also my beloved maternal uncle.
On this occasion, I&#;m re-posting my translation of his Tebi Gyank (Toward life). The translation is followed by the obituaries in the New York Times and the Guardian.~~
TOWARD LIFE
This midday too
god sits in death’s shade wipes the sweat off his forehead
takes out the round gold watch
looks
thousands cross-legged in circles listen to fairy tales
that swing from the tongues of tiny, suspended bells—
this is our life
dragging a torn fishing-net on our shoulder we walk the streets
the shrieking mob chases a decrepit whore ten months pregnant
liquid-eyed vagrant seven times over
for twenty-four hours we celebrate a single instant’s birthday
arms thrust in the wind fingers of nakedness opened
the longings throb incurably bit by bit—
oh this life
from the cradle they anoint
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Tag Archives: Vahé Oshagan
“Empire, Nation, Diaspora: Recovering the Voices of Vahé and Hagop Oshagan” at the MLA International Symposium, Lisbon, July
Posted onAugust 14, byTaline Voskeritchian
Lisbon was recently the site of two important events related to the literature of the Armenian diaspora. The first was a panel that convened at the International Symposium of the Modern Language Association (MLA), the major professional association for scholars … Continue reading →
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A Mother&#;s Love (for futbol)
Posted onJune 28, byTaline Voskeritchian
My mother’s love for futbol and the World Cup was boundless, timeless, and shameless. It crossed continents and generations; it brought us all together in enthusiasm and sometimes in disappointment; it created a kind of goofy, wild joy that was … Continue reading →
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On Vahé Oshagan: Between Acts&#;
Posted onOctober 26, byTaline Voskeritchian
~~Over the past two years, I have been working with the film-maker Hrayr Anmahouni on an innovative film about the poetry and
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Whither the Diaspora?
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