Moushegh Ishkhan
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Moushegh Ishkhan (Jenterejian, 1913 - 1990) was an Armenian Diasporan poet and writer.
Orphaned during the Armenian Genocide at the age of two, Ishkhan was raised in Beirut, Lebanon.
He graduated from the local Armenian seminary. He studied at the University of Brussels since 1938, but World War II interrupted his studies and in 1940 he returned to Beirut. His first book of poems was published in 1936.
He also published plays, novels, and a series of textbooks on Armenian literature in addition to his well-known poetry.
An Ishkhan Museum is opened at Yerevan school #5 after Moushegh Ishkhan.
[edit] Poetry
According to Ishkhan, in the absence of territory for Armenian diaspora it is language that functions as the 'space' for imagining the nation:
"The Armenian language is the home
and haven where the wanderer can own
roof and wall and nourishment..."[1].
[edit] Links
- Ishkhan's biography
- Ishkhan's poetry
- Ishkhan's poetry in Armenian
- Les Poèmes Arméniens Traduits par Louise Kiffer-Sarian (fr.)
