Moushegh Ishkhan
| Moushegh Ishkhan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1913 Sivrihisar, Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
12 June 1990 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Poet, educator, and writer |
Moushegh Ishkhan (Armenian: Մուշեղ Իշխան) (born as Jenterejian, 1913 Sivrihisar - 12 June 1990 Beirut) was an Armenian Diasporan poet, writer and educator.
Life and work
Moushegh Ishkhan was born in 1913 in Sivrihisar, a village near Ankara. Orphaned during the Armenian Genocide at the age of two, Ishkhan settled in Damascus. Receiving his elementary education locally, he moved to Cyprus where he attended the Melkonian Educational Institute. After studying for two years at Melkonian, Ishkhan moved to Beirut, Lebanon in 1930 where he attended Nshan Palandjian College. After his graduation in 1935, he became a teacher for three years.[1]
He studied at the University of Brussels since 1938, but World War II interrupted his studies and in 1940 he returned to Beirut. Upon returning to Beirut, he continues teaching at Nshan Palandjian College. His first book of poems was published in 1936.
Another author of 17 books, he also published plays, novels, and a series of textbooks on Armenian literature in addition to his well-known poetry.[1]
An Ishkhan Museum is opened at Yerevan school No. 5 named after Moushegh Ishkhan.
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...".[2]
External links
- Ishkhan's biography
- Ishkhan profile on hamazkayin.com including many other famous Armenian authors
- Ishkhan's poetry in Armenian
- Les Poèmes Arméniens Traduits par Louise Kiffer-Sarian (fr.)
References
- 1 2 "Remembering Moushegh Ishkhan". Asbarez. 3 April 2013.
- ↑ THE REIMAGINATION OF THE AMERICAN-ARMENIAN COMMUNITY, 1965-85, by Nareg.com