Hovhannes Toumanian poet from Armenia was born on February 19, 1869, had 54 years and died on March 23, 1923. Poems were written mainly in Arabic language. Dominant movement is modernism, realism.
Top ten poems Hovhannes Toumanian
The Ancient Blessing
... This blessing they spoke "Live long, lads, live happy, &emsp ...
With My Fatherland
... The cherished words we have waited for are already breaking through ...
Before A Painting By Ayvasovsky
... Halt! cried the aged wizard, brush in hand, ...
When Some Day
... Or that the spring has brought them there ...
The Armenian Grief
... But it will never reach the bottom of this sea ...
Akhtamar
... Cold lips are clenched, two words they bar: &emsp ...
In The Cottage
... Heart-rending were the tears they shed ...
In the Armenian Mountains
... Through the ages we go and gaze at the stark ...
The Crane
... When shall night end this day's last glimmering spark ...
