TRADITION OF HOLDING DAYS OF GEORGIAN POETRY IN ARMENIA AND ARMENIAN
POETRY IN GEORGIA RE-START AFTER LONG INTERRUPTION
YEREVAN, JUNE 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Days of Georgian poetry started in
Armenia on May 31 and they will continue till June 3. As Levon
Ananian, the Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Armenia mentioned at
the June 1 press-conference, holding of days of Georgian poetry what
was once a tradition in Armenia, re-start after a break of about one
and a half of decade, on the initiative of the Ministers of Culture of
Georgia and Armenia. “Similar events will give possibility to implant
the idea of unity between the two countries by the means of
literature,” the Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Armenia
emphasized. Maghvala Gonashvili, the Chairwoman of the Writers’s Union
of Georgia mentioned that she was born in the Armenian district of
Tbilisi and considers herself a bit Armenian. According to her,
similar meetings help Armenian and Georgian writers to understand
their important role in the affair of strengthening friendship of the
two peoples. Till the end of the days of Georgian poetry, in Armenia,
“Anthology of Armenian Poetry” will be published in the Georgian
language and “Anthology of Georgian Poetry” will be published in the
Armenian language, but presentation of those books will take place
later in Tbilisi. By the assistance of the Writers’ Union of Armenia,
Georgian writers’ books have already been published in Armenia. The
“Kamurj” (bridge) literary journal in the Armenian language was
published in Tbilisi by efforts of the Writers’ Union of Georgia, and
translator Anahit Kostanjian published the “Contemporary Armenian
Poets” book in the Georgian language. According to an agreement
reached between sides beforhand, days of Armenian poetry will be held
in Georgia in this September. Writers arrived from Georgia, Ambassasor
of Georgia to Armenia Revaz Gachechiladze were also present at the
press-conference.