Utica Observer Dispatch, NY
Dec 28 2007
Colgate Professor receives two awards
Dec 28, 2007 @ 11:30 AM
Observer-Dispatch
HAMILTON – Peter Balakian has spent decades unraveling his Armenian
ancestry and, in the process, educating the world about the
atrocities of the Armenian genocide.
During a ceremony in November at the Embassy of Armenia in
Washington, DC, Balakian was awarded the Movses Khorenatsi Medal. The
medal, one of Armenia’s highest civilian honors, is presented to
individuals for their prominent contributions in the fields of
culture, arts, literature, education, and humanities.
Balakian is the author of eight books including The Burning Tigris:
The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response, which was a New York
Times Notable Book and Best Seller.
He is also the recipient of the Emily Clark Balch Prize for poetry
from The Virginia Quarterly Review. The prize honors the single best
poem or group of poems published during the previous year by the
magazine. Balakian’s poems `World Trade Center/Mail Runner `71,’
`World Trade Center/Mail Runner/Summer `73,’ and `World Trade
Center/Black Holes/’74’ appeared in the Summer 2007 issue, and are
part of Balakian’s new book of poems in progress. The prize comes
with a $1,000 cash award. Balakian is the Donald M. and Constance H.
Rebar Professor of the Humanities and Director of Creative Writing at
Colgate University. His recent book of poems is June-tree: New and
Selected Poems 1974-2000.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
