Hovhannes Shiraz - Poetry And Poems Language_Armenian Written in Paris

Written in Paris

He became a naturalized French citizen in 1925 and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1932

The city is presented either in vibrant colors or in black and white

They try to perceive the whole world

but has lost none of his old ways

Hovhannes Shiraz - Poetry And Poems Language_Armenian Written in ParisHovhannes Shiraz Poetry And Poems Hovhannes Shiraz Poetry And Poems Hovhannes Shiraz (April 27, 1915 March 14, 1984) was a notable Armenian poet. He was born Hovhannes (Onik) Tadevosi Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Armenia). His mother, Astghik, was widowed by the Armenian Genocide shortly before his birth. Shiraz grew up in a considerable poverty. His first work called Beginning of Spring was