Selected Writing
A glimpse of the work.
Poetry
concrete poetry
ինչ որ է ան է| it is what it is
it is what it is is a collection of concrete poems that follows a troubadour searching for a way to sing the place she comes from. The poems dwell in silence, gaps, and broken phrases, asking what language can hold, what it cannot, and what happens when language itself is no longer fully understood. The book also reflects on the place of an endangered language like Western Armenian in shaping identity. it is what it is is the first book of poetry in Western Armenian published by a US-born author.
Books & Articles
fantasy
The Mepe and the Dragon Series | Book I: The Fires of Vahakn
This fantasy book, the first of its kind written in Western Armenian, reimagines medieval epic traditions by dismantling the colonialist tropes common in European romances and centering a diverse, non-Eurocentric magical world.
arpi publishing
medieval literature
Armenian Literature
in an Interconnected Medieval World | A
Survey of Encounters
This literary survey in The Bloomsbury Handbook of Armenian Studies offers a new look at the Armenian literary tradition by challenging insular perspectives and revealing the complex, shared history of Armenian letters within the medieval landscape.
bloomsbury press
crusading literature
The Papacy, the Kings’ Crusade, and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Winner of The Mediterranean Seminar Prize for the Best Essay Collection (2022) | This contribution investigates the high-stakes political and ecclesiastical intersections between the Holy See, the crusading monarchs, and the Cilician Armenian court during the time of the early crusades.
brepols