Christopher Kazar Janigian

Christopher Kazar Janigian was born in Rhode Island. Some of his recent poems appear or are forthcoming in Colorado Review, FENCE, Lana Turner, and Second Factory. He lives in Queens, NY.

Articles by Christopher Kazar Janigian

Recreating Home in Exile — The Armenian Memory Book as Art, Artefact, and Roadmap

This collaborative ode to the tradition of the Armenian memory book, or houshamadyan – from Wasafiri 120: Armenia(n)s – Elevation – comprises a unique survey of the genre by historian Khatchig Mouradian, an essay and maps by urbanist Garine Boghossian, poetry by Christopher Kazar Janigian, and art by Masha Keryan.

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