Sona Van (Sona Ter-Hovhannisyan) is a poet and essayist who was born in Yerevan, Armenia. Her books of poetry have been translated into more than seventeen languages. She is the recipient of many awards including the gold medal from Armenia's Ministry of Culture, a Homer-the European Medal of Poetry and Art, the Ianicus Literary Prize and in 2019 she was the recipient of the 1573 International Poetry Prize in China. In the US, she received many recognitions including the Woman In Literature Award from the California Senate.
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In A Libretto for the Desert, Sona Van’s subject is the Armenian genocide, also known as the Great Catastrophe. Van’s parents and grandparents were driven into exile due to this horrific event. Her poems reflect a personal connection to this history a... SEE MORE