Moushegh Ishkhan

Moushegh Ishkhan (Armenian: Մուշեղ Իշխան) (born as Jenterejian, 1914 Sivrihisar - 1990 Beirut) was an Armenian Diasporan poet, writer and educator.

Orphaned during the Armenian Genocide at the age of two, Ishkhan was raised in Beirut, Lebanon.

He graduated from the local Armenian seminary. He studied at the University of Brussels since 1938, but World War II interrupted his studies and in 1940 he returned to Beirut. His first book of poems was published in 1936.

He also published plays, novels, and a series of textbooks on Armenian literature in addition to his well-known poetry.

An Ishkhan Museum is opened at Yerevan school No. 5 named after Moushegh Ishkhan.

Poetry

According to Ishkhan, in the absence of territory for Armenian diaspora it is language that functions as the 'space' for imagining the nation:

"The Armenian language is the home

and haven where the wanderer can own

roof and wall and nourishment..."^[1].

External links

• Ishkhan's biography
• Ishkhan profile on hamazkayin.com including many other famous Armenian authors
• Ishkhan's poetry in Armenian
• Les Poèmes Arméniens Traduits par Louise Kiffer-Sarian (fr.)

References

1. ^ THE REIMAGINATION OF THE AMERICAN-ARMENIAN COMMUNITY, 1965-85, by Nareg.com

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Name	Ishkhan
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Date of birth	1913
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Date of death	1990
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