Category Archives: Those we Love

To Andalusia..

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

A slightly revised version of a dispatch originally posted in summer, 2011. Madrid, Barrio of Trafalgar, May 2011 It was Mahmoud Darwish, by his own personal and poetic admission a lover of Andalusia, who said about love—that love is either … Continue reading →

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The Valise–a family memoir

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

      ~~”The Valise” was published in the fall 2011 issue of American Literary Review.  Since then, the publication has gone digital, and the essay is not available in print or on the ALR website.   You can read it … Continue reading →

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John Berger, again…

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~I heard the news of John Berger’s death in the late afternoon, around tea and dried fruit, with friends.  There was a moment of silence, and then words of sadness, not so much about how brilliant of a thinker and … Continue reading →

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John Berger…

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~John Berger died today. It is a sad evening for those of us who loved his writing, his presence, his humanity; who loved the weave of art and life that was his way; who loved his mix of curiosity, knowledge, … Continue reading →

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Englishing Krikor Beledian

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Taline Voskeritchian

Krikor Beledian is the preeminent Western Armenian man of letters: literary critic, novelist, poet, Beledian has been writing prolifically since the mid 1960s.  Difficult, complex, even “unreadable” by some, Beledian’s writing resists quick passage– from its native Western Armenian to … Continue reading →

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At Finisterre’s edge of the world…

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Taline Voskeritchian

From time to time, and usually in the summer, I post photographs that friends send back from their travels–South America, the Balkan countries, the Middle East, anywhere and everywhere a traveler’s fancy has taken them for pleasure or pilgrimage, fun … Continue reading →

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Theeb, the Other of Lawrence’s Arabia

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~Today I saw Theeb, Naji Abu Nowar’s directorial debut and Jordan’s entry to this year’s Academy nominations in the Best Foreign Film category. A first, for sure. Theeb is a marvelous film in conception, cinematography, and narrative force.  Abu Nowar … Continue reading →

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Mahmoud Darwish at 75

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~If Mahmoud Darwish were alive, he would be 74 years old today.  That is the best beginning for a blog about Darwish on the occasion of his day of birth.  As the platitude goes, Darwish lives in his poems, but … Continue reading →

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Sossi Madzounian: the Maine horizon

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~Occasionally, I post photographs from friends who are traveling in distant lands or who have evocative images close to home. In February 2014 I posted a collection of photographs from Sossi Madzounian, photographer and friend.  In those photographs, the accent … Continue reading →

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The week of April 24: Oshagan speaking the Aghéd

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Taline Voskeritchian

Hagop Oshagan: Speaking the Aghéd “The week of April 24 has particular relevance to the life and work of Hagop Oshagan. True, he survived the Aghéd while many of his literary contemporaries fell victim to the Ottoman genocidal machine. In … Continue reading →

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