Loyal to writing

Yerkir.am
June 08, 2007

Varlen Aleksanian is the author of collections of poems titled `Letters
with no Address’, `Love of Days’, `The Heavy Cross’ and some others. He
is a man of endless modesty and humor, a brilliant writer, his friends
say.

Aleksanian’s 65th anniversary was recently celebrated in the National
Library of Armenia. His book titled `Before the Last Rain’ was also
presented at the Library. In his opening remarks director of the
National Library David Sargsian congratulated the author stressing the
purity of the latter’s works. Sargsian noted that Varlen Aleksanian
brought fresh poetic thinking to the world of literature in 1960’s.

The book includes Aleksanian’s poems published in his previous book as
well as a selection of poems written in the recent years. President of
the Writers’ Union of Armenia Levon Ananian believes the book shows
that Aleksanian has stayed loyal to his unique style.

Writers Tatul Bolorchian, Alis Hovhannissian, Hrachya Matevossian and
other congratulated Aleksanian expressing high appreciation of him as a
person and as a poet.

An exhibition of Aleksanian’s books, poems published in the press and
other materials was opened in the National Library. Gayane Manvelian,
Gayane Sargsian and Varlen Aleksanian himself recited poems during the
presentation.

By Gohar JULHAKIAN