Poetry Workshop in London

Thursday, 3 October 2024, 6:30 pm  8:00 pm,  Lola Koundakjian will be teaching a poetry writing workshop at the Armenian Institute, London. This event is held in association with the Poetry Society. 

INVITATION The Untapped Archive: Poetry Writing Workshop Thursday, 03 October 2024, 6:30 PM  At the Armenian Institute  BOOK NOW As an accomplished New-York-based poet, editor and translator, Lola Koundakjian has led many poetry-writing workshops throughout her career. But never one quite like this, exclusively in London for the Armenian Institute, in which she will, for the first time, enable participants to take inspiration from the photographs of her father, the late photojournalist Harry Koundakjian. Harry Koundakjian (1930-2014) was an outstanding international photographer, who roamed the world during the golden years of photojournalism to document political upheavals and weather disasters for the world-renowned news agency AP. Today, the Koundakjian family is generously donating Harry’s archive to the Armenian Institute, who thus becomes the guardian of thousands of prints and documents by the late photographer. As his daughter and the instigator for this high-profile donation, Lola has a uniquely detailed knowledge of his career and vision. Come and engage in a completely unique way both with Harry’s pictures, through the eyes of his daughter, and with Lola’s skill as a writer and engagement for Armenian poetry. Lola will select pictures from her father’s archive and propose ways in which you can use them as points of departure for writing. This event is held in association with The Poetry Society. This event is part of Heritage of Displacement: Oral Histories from the UK Armenian Communities (2023–2026), funded by a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant, thanks to National Lottery players. Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it — Ralph Waldo Emerson   View this email in your browser Copyright © 2024 Armenian Institute. All Rights Reserved. You are signed up to receive updates from the Armenian Institute, London. Our mailing address is: Armenian Institute 1 Onslow St Farringdon London, EC1N 8AS United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Reading in London

On October 5, 4-6 pm, Lola Koundakjian will read her work, followed by a book signing.

Details are below.

Fourth Annual Summer Blossoms Jazz & Concert.

Ft. Tryon Park Trust and Jazz WaHi present the 4th Annual Summer Blossoms Jazz & Concert. Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust, poets, and the Jazz WaHi Quintet for an afternoon of music and spoken word. Bring your blankets & (low) chairs for this wonderful end-of-summer event at the Billings Lawn. Refreshments will be served!

This concert is in honor of Nereida Delgado.

Free and open to all.

The Jazz WaHi Quintet - Louise Rogers, voice; Berta Moreno, sax; Mark Kross, piano; John Loehrke, bass; Chidi Emmanuel, drums.

Poets: Lola Koundakjian, Rebecca Street, Hannah Oberman-Breindel 

Sunday, September 15 3-5PM

Location Ft Tryon Park - Billings Lawn

Reading at the Argentinian Consulate, New York

Lola Koundakjian was invited by the Swiss-Argentinian artist,  Cristian Damian Gonzalez, to participate in the opening exhibit of his New York one-man show on April 10, 2024 at the Consulate of Argentina in New York.  

Reading in Brooklyn, NY

Lola Koundakjian participated in a reading organized by Alina Grigorian on the theme of "Trndez" or տեառընդառաջ 

The event was held on March 2 at Storm Books & Candy (118 Norman Avenue), a new bookstore in Greenpoint focusing on SWANA, art/design, and children’s books.