Peter Balakian: From Manhattan to Der Zor
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) presents the winner of the Pulitzer-Prize for Poetry, Peter Balakian, reading from and discussing his new book "New York Trilogy".
In an inventive, elliptical language, New York Trilogy explores one man's journey from the late 1960s to the twenty-first century, as he moves through a series of experiences centered in New York City and the surrounding New Jersey Palisades. Throughout this long poem in three parts, the protagonist's life is impacted by historical events including the Armenian Genocide, the bombing of Hiroshima, the Vietnam War, the AIDS epidemic, the attacks of September 11th, the US war in Iraq, and the climate crisis.
Comprised of three multi-sequence poems originally included in Peter Balakian's collections No Sign, Ozone Journal, and Ziggurat, the sections of New York Trilogy come together to form a poetry that embraces interior and aesthetic experiences, celebrates human intimacy, and bears witness to history.
Dr. Peter Balakian is the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities in the department of English at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. He is the author of many books, including The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response, winner of the Raphael Lemkin Prize; Black Dog of Fate, winner of the PEN/Albrand Award for Memoir; and Ozone Journal, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
A reception and book signing will follow the program.
Co-sponsored by Tekeyan Cultural Association Boston Chapter and the Belmont Public Library.
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