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Homo Homini LupusMan is wolf, when sheep readPrepared texts on telepromptersPrepare meals for TV consumptionWhile wolves howl at the wind of timeThe chimes of crimeThe hives of beards and knivesDancing to West Side Story remakesIn broad daylight.Man is wolf in the dark hours of the soulHidden promise of a bullet launched in an eye socketFor Dali to melt into the framework of trains run on timeFor the winter solstice, dancing with hoofsLicking the blood of liesThe cream of charred lungsThe smoky kiss of internal organsBoiling in the alphabet of the sun.Man is wolf since no man has ever knownA minute of peace since the battle cry of uncivil societyHad its first cotillion that led to the forceful subjugationOf buxom prisoners in redShown a shiny cross in goldAnd asked to spend their nights with ghosts.Man is wolf and wolf is man.No dog need mourn the switch upOr annotate the scorn.Bedros Afeyan1-30-2020Pleasanton, CA
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Dr. Bedros Afeyan is a theoretical physicist who works and lives in the Bay area with his wife, Marine. He writes in Armenian and in English and also paints and sculpts. He is the current editor of The Literary Armenian News at https://groong.org/tlg/
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Dr. Bedros Afeyan (bedros@mac.com) is the editor of The Literary Armenian News (TLG), and will consider works not only of poetry, but also in the area of short fiction. Quality of language, excellence of translation, quality of song and images are all crucial to the aesthetic value of any work up for consideration.
Please note the following important guidelines:
- All submissions to TLG MUST be sent to groong@usc.edu and bedros@mac.com. No others will be considered.
- With your submission include a short bio about the author;
- Submissions may not be anonymous, but at the author's request we may use their pen-name and/or withhold their Email address for purposes of privacy;
- Submissions which have not yet been selected will continue to receive consideration for following issues;
- In art, selection is necessarily a judgement call. As such, we will not argue why a particular submission was or was not selected;
- Posting time for TLG is currently on Saturdays;
- There is no guarantee or promise that a submission will be published.
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