InternationalArts brief: ASA sponsors Armenian Poetry Project
Poems sought for annual competition
Published: Tuesday November 24, 2009
Lola Koundakjian.
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New York - The Armenian Students' Association will sponsor the Armenian Poetry Project and its annual poetry competition, which is now open for entries.
The joint announcement was made by ASA chairperson Brian Assadourian and APP producer and editor Lola Koundakjian, who is the driving force behind the Armenian Poetry Writing Competition. The bilingual contest invites submissions through January 15.
Ms. Koundakjian, who will chair the APP, has hosted gatherings of the Dead Armenian Poets' Society in her New York City home for the last two decades. Since 2006 she has produced and edited multilingual text and audio for the APP.
Her poetry has appeared online in the Literary Groong (groong.usc.edu), and in print in the Armenian Weekly and Pakin (Beirut). She has read her work on several stages in New York City and Los Angeles.
Ms. Koundakjian served on the editorial board of AGBU's Ararat Quarterly for 12 years. She freelanced for the Armenian International Magazine (AIM), the Armenian Weekly, and this newspaper. A resident of New York since 1979, she holds an M.A. in Armenian studies from Columbia University.
The ASA is the nation's oldest continuing American-Armenian youth organization.
Poems wanted
Poems in Armenian (preferred) or English, one submission per poet, are invited from residents of the United States and Canada, age 14 and up. The writer's full name, age, home address, and telephone number should accompany each entry. Teenagers (defined here as those ages 14 through 17) and college students (18 to 22) should also include their school name and sponsoring teacher's telephone number.
Entries with the subject heading of "ASA/APP Poetry competition" are accepted at ArmenianPoetryProject@gmail.com through January 15. Prizes of $50 (teenagers), $100 (college students), and $250 (adults over 22) will be awarded in February.
