Taniel Varoujan 1884-1915)

Taniel Varoujan 1884-1915)

One of the insurmountable peaks in Armenian poetry. He was born in the village of Prknig in Sepasdia, in 1884. In 1896 he attended the Mkhitarian School in Constantinople. In 1902 he moved to Venice and attended the Mourad-Raphaelian School, from which he graduated in 1905. He studied political and social sciences at the University of Gant in Belgium. In 1909 he returned to Constantinople, where he dedicated himself to teaching. A lyrical and epic-writing poet, Varoujan has resonated the love and glories of Armenia, its nature, the agony of the people, the Armenian revolution and its fighters. The characteristics of his rich poetry are the power and sequences of impressive imagery. His volumes, including “Sarsourner,” “Tseghin sirde,” Hetanos yerker,” and “Hatsin yerke” have given Armenian poetry some of its masterpieces. Varoujan was killed August 23, 1915 during the Armenian Genocide.