Full-length collection of original poetry from Aaron Poochigian, now available for pre-order from Able Muse Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Foyles, and other online and offline bookstores worldwide.
First full-length collection of original poetry from Aaron Poochigian now available from Able Muse Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Foyles, and other online and offline bookstores worldwide.
AARON POOCHIGIAN was born in 1973. He attended Moorhead State University from 1991 to 1996 where he studied under the poets Tim Murphy, Dave Mason and Alan Sullivan. He entered graduate school for Classics in 1997 at the University of Minnesota. After traveling and doing research in Greece on fellowship from 2003—4, he earned his Phd in Classics in 2006. He was a visiting professor of Classics at the University of Utah in 2007—8 and D.L. Jordon Fellow at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia from 2008—2009. He now lives and writes in New York City. . . .
Here is Prof. Rydbeck's review of "Stung with Love":
Aw, there's a sweet blog post about my reading at "Poetry in Public":
"Whether you think about it or not, poetry is in our daily lives. I attended a poetry reading with visiting writer, Aaron Poochigian, at Thompson Library this past week. At first I really had no idea what to expect but as the reading concluded, I realized how poetry can impact us directly. . ."
I had a delightful interview with Andrea Garrison Tuesday night, 11/27/12--Check it out. She usually interviews musicians, social activists and spiritualists--I was her first poet. A lot of reciting--my stuff, Sappho (Greek and English) and, yes, even my bro' and soul-mate, John Milton.
Here's a review of my "Cosmic Purr" in "The Journal." The reviewer is prize-winning poet and dramatist Matthew Buckly Matthew Buckley Smith:
http://thejournalmag.org/archives/2218
