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Aram Saroyan
American poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aram Saroyan (born September 25, 1943) is an American poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist and playwright, who is especially known for his minimalist poetry, famous examples of which include the one-word poem "lighght"[1] and a one-letter poem comprising a four-legged version of the letter "m".
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Born | (1943-09-25) September 25, 1943 (age 80) New York City, U.S. |
Notable works | lighght |
Spouse | Gailyn Saroyan (1968-2020) |
Partner | widowed |
Children | Strawberry Saroyan Cream Saroyan |
Relatives | William Saroyan (father) Carol Grace (mother) Lucy Saroyan (sister) Walter Matthau (step-father) Charles Matthau (half-brother) Armenak Saroyan (grand-father) Ross Bagdasarian (cousin) |
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There has been a resurgence of interest in his work in the 21st century, evidenced by the publication in 2007 of several previous collections reissued together as Complete Minimal Poems.