Published in 2022, #jivjiv by Hrayr Varaz is a collection of twitter poems written by queer Armenian poet n linguist Hrayr Varaz (instagram: hrayr_huh_died).
Cover and illustrations by Amy Kazandjian (instagram: amykazn).
This first volume includes 29 pieces about Armenian language, food, holidays, people, coffee-cup readings. Each in Western Armenian and English with their corresponding pronunciations.
Dr. Hrayr Varaz Khanjian is a queer Western Armenian-ist, Yelamu-based (S.F.) twitter-poet, translator, linguist, flower photographer, empath, seks worker, emoji-er, dancemonger, a kweer community flagbearer.
He’s a white non-disabled gay cis-male who writes with spelling freedoms and welcomes odar-words (non-Armenian words) putting aside amot (shame). Hrayr‘s first self-published bilingual poem pair collection #jivjiv #twitterpoem is now in its second printing, with a second volume out at the end of the year. He’s also translated and collaborated on language projects with the Armenian Creatives. Hrayr reads his jivjivs frequently in SF, LA and NY.
Book reveal by illustrator Amy Kazandjian
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ISBN: 979-8-9866609-0-5.
