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Poem | Tip-Toes by YAPA 2024 Honorable Mention Ani Kradjian

collaboration Poem | Tip-Toes by YAPA 2024 Honorable Mention Ani Kradjian Read "Tip-Toes" by YAPA 2024 Honorable Mention Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson, an 18-year-old student in Global Studies and Communications, with commentary from YAPA Director Alan Semerdjian.

Poem | For Mariam, by YAPA 2024 Winner Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson

collaboration Poem | For Mariam, by YAPA 2024 Winner Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson Read "For Mariam," by YAPA 2024 Winner Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson, a 16-year-old writer and artist from Brooklyn, New York, with commentary from YAPA Judge Arminé Iknadossian.

Poem | home is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on lavash bread by YAPA 2024 Winner Hasmik Tumasyan

collaboration Poem | home is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on lavash bread by YAPA 2024 Winner Hasmik Tumasyan Read "home is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on lavash bread" by YAPA 2024 Winner Hasmik Tumasyan, a 17-year-old Armenian-American writer from Southern California, with commentary from YAPA Judge Raffie Joe Wartanian.

Poem | I Was Raised by Survivors by YAPA 2024 Winner Lenna Karapetian

collaboration Poem | I Was Raised by Survivors by YAPA 2024 Winner Lenna Karapetian Read "I Was Raised by Survivors" by YAPA 2024 Winner Lenna Karapetian, a 16-year-old Armenian born in Michigan and raised in Wisconsin, with commentary from YAPA Judge Gregory Djanikian.

IALA X h-pem | 2024 Young Armenian Poets Awards: The Sanctuary of Language

collaboration IALA X h-pem | 2024 Young Armenian Poets Awards: The Sanctuary of Language Founded and directed by Alan Semerdjian, YAPA of the International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) collaborates with h-pem, which, in turn, seeks to provide an authentic audience for the annual awards. Read on to understand more of YAPA's 2024 edition in honor of Tamar Asadourian through Alan Semerdjian's lenses.

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