International Armenian Literary Alliance

armenianliterary.org

25 January 2026 05:16

On March 3, the Zohrab Center will host a poetry workshop with Quarter Tone Poets, led by IALA advisory board member @raffijoe.bsky.social, exploring Western Armenian through music and language. 🎶✍️ Poet Lola Koundakjian will also join Jesse Arlen for a craft talk + guided writing with live music.

International Armenian Literary Alliance

armenianliterary.org

27 December 2025 14:22

Congratulations to IALA advisory board member @raffijoe.bsky.social on his Pushcart Prize nomination! Wartanian was nominated for his poem, "ERASURE: George W. Bush Address on Signing the USA Patriot Act," published in the Washington Writers' Publishing House's anthology, America's Future! 👏 ✨

International Armenian Literary Alliance

armenianliterary.org

04 September 2025 04:41

Coming soon: Remain in Light: Visions of Homeland and Diaspora, a collection of photos & poems that illuminate Armenian life in the homeland & LA. Featuring work by IALA members Tina Demirdjian, Armine Iknadossian, Arthur Kayzakian, Shahe Mankerian & @raffijoe.bsky.social! Preorder: bit.ly/45WlbKg

International Armenian Literary Alliance

armenianliterary.org

12 August 2025 18:10

🎉 Congrats to IALA Advisory Board member @raffijoe.bsky.social, Poet Laureate of Glendale, CA, on being named a 2025 AAP Poet Laureate Fellow! His San Gabriel Valley Phoenix Poets project will uplift communities impacted by the 2025 Eaton Fire. 🕊️📖 Learn more about his project below!

Politico

politico.com

17 June 2025 08:14

Tina Smith confronted her Senate colleague Mike Lee over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota lawmaker shootings on “Marxists.”