Description
The Ararat Papers is a collection of poetry by James C. Baloian. Written between 1977 and 1978, the author describes the book as "a diary of an Armenian-ancestral past... and life in the modern world, living Armenian". The poems bridge the gap between the generational grief of a homeland never visited and the daily reality of his family's life in California's San Joaquin Valley. Distinguished by its imaginative energy and scrupulous imagery, the collection explores the natural world, farming, and human relationships, capturing what it means to carry an ancient cultural heritage into contemporary American life.
