Libretto for the Desert
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Poetry dedicated to the victims of genocide and war. An Homer award winning book. Sona Van's subject is the Armenian genocide, also known as the Great Catastrophe. Her family was driven into exile due to this horrific event. Her poems reflect a personal connection to this history as well as the universality of loss, persecution, and intolerance. Forward written by Award winning actress, Beata Pozniak
Sona Van and Beata Pozniak are the Recipients of the International Maria Konopnicka Prize, which promotes Literature and Cultural Achievements of Outstanding Women.
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FORWARD by BEATA POZNIAK
INSTEAD OF AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 1 I AM THE ETERNAL SPIDER
I AM THE ETERNAL SPIDER
THE SPRING
MY BLACK SISTER
THE WAR ON MY TELEVISION SCREEN
MY DAY ACCORDING TO THE REMOTE CONTROL
WAR ETUDE
MY UNCLE A DISABLED WAR VETERAN
WE ARE FACING EACH OTHER AGAIN IN A DREAM
THE CANCER
ALLAHU AKBAR
THE SOLDIER WAS MOTIONLESS AND NOT BREATHING
A SERIOUS DREAM
MY FAULT
LAST VACATION IN THE SNOW
AMERICAN NEWS REPORT
I REMEMBER AGHMA FROM PAKISTAN
THE FLOOD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
WITHOUT MEMORY
IN A BOMBED HOUSE NEAR THE BORDER
DREAM OF A FINAL WAR
SO THE SOLDIERS CAN TURN AROUND UNDER THE GROUND
FATHER YOU ARE DEAF
THE ONLY GOOD NEWS IS . . . SOCHI
CHAPTER 2 LIBRETTO FOR THE DESERT
GREETINGS MY SISTERS
DREAMS FROM THE DESERT
A SIMPLE CAPRICE
THERE IS A RIVER OF BLOOD
I AM DREAMING OF DER ZOR AGAIN
MY DEAR FRIEND
WHEN NATURE IS INDIFFERENT TO MY GRIEF
DREAM METAMORPHOSIS
MY MEMORY
THE WEIGHTLESS IMAGES
SCHEHERAZADE OF THE DESERT
BRIDE OF THE DESERT
CHAPTER 3 DANCE ON THE SAND
DANCE ON THE SAND
IT'S A MIRAGE
DER ZOR
A REQUEST
I WAS BORN OF MEN
A REQUIEM FOR POETS
MEMORIALS TO THE FEDAYIS
BIRTH OF THE ORPHAN
ARMAGEDDON
IT WAS MORNING
FEZZED THORNS
A TRANSLUCENT VIRGIN
A RECURRING DREAM OF MOUNT ARARAT
LIKE AN ARALEZ
NEWS REPORT
HOLD MY HANDS!
SKILLED MOURNERS
LOTUS
MY MIND
CAMOUFLAGE
TRANSACTION
WAR!
A UNIVERSAL CHANGE
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN JAPAN
SIBERIAN TUNGUSKA
A LONG CONVERSATION WITH MY CAT PABLO
LUCKY IS THE ONE . . . WHO SEES AND DOES NOT BELIEVE
DON'T CRY FOR ME YEREVAN
AFTERWORD: THE PHENOMENON OF SONA VAN'S POETRY
