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Diana Der Hovanessian
Armenian American poet, translator, and author
Diana Der Hovanessian | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1934-05-21)May 21, 1934 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 1, 2018(2018-03-01) (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Alma mater | Boston University, Harvard University |
| Genre | Poetry |
Diana Der Hovanessian (May 21, 1934 – March 1, 2018[1][2][3]) was an Armenian American poet, translator, and author.
Much of the subject of her poetry was about Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. She wrote and published over twenty-five books.
Life and career
Diana Der Hovanessian was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to an Armenian family.[4] She received her education at Boston University, majoring in English, and then continued her education at Harvard University, studying under Robert Lowell.[5] She became an American literature professor at Yerevan State University, and twice a Fulbright Professor of Arme