The Literary Armenian News – 04/24/2018

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    Armenian Song
    By Bedros Afeyan
    Armenian songs sad and strong 
    Shielded landmarks, mountains cropped 
    Fierce freedom pooled in lakes of reasoned chords 
    Birds bearing witness, melancholy drones 
    Joyous village dancers and wedding drums
    Huddled stoves, early morning bread'n prayers 
    Rising hope, horizon's keys sharp and fair 
    Jump into the fire set by the strangers 
    Their's is but a false prophet of death or dispair
    Armenian songs sad and strong 
    Give life to magic mountains 
    Where future lovers never quarrel
    But yearn to weave their soft tales home 
    Stones bearing crosses to the bone
    A language born in wit's own poem
    To glimpse eternal flames 
    As love casts its shadows blue 
    In Armenian songs sad and strong
    Bedros Afeyan
    3-17-2018 
    Pleasanton, CA
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Dr. Bedros Afeyan ([email protected]) 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.
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a) All submissions to TLG MUST be sent to Armenian [email protected] and [email protected]
   No others will be considered.
b) With your submission include a short bio about the author;
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   may use their pen-name and/or withhold their Email address for
   purposes of privacy;
d) Submissions which have not yet been selected will continue to
   receive consideration for following issues;
e) In art, selection is necessarily a judgement call. As such, we will
   not argue why a particular submission was or was not selected;
f) Posting time for TLG is currently on Saturdays;
g) There is no guarantee or promise that a submission will be published.
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