Diana Der Hovanessian is an Armenian Americans poet and author. Much of the subject of her poetry is about Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. She has written and published over twenty-five books. She became an American literature professor at Yerevan State University.
Life and career
Diana Der Hovanessian was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to an Armenian family. She received her education at Boston University and then continued her education at Harvard University.
Diana Der Hovanessian's awards include:
Gold Medal from the Minister of Culture of Armenia
Mesrob Mashtots Translation Award 2003
Armenian National Library Medal
Armenian Writers Union Award
The PEN-New England GOLDEN PEN Award
The National Writers Union Award
National Endowment for the Arts award
St. Sahag Medal
Paterson Prize
International Poetry Forum publication prize
QRL Colladay publication prize
Awards from American Scholar and Prairie Schooner
PEN/Columbia Translation Award
Anahid Award from the Columbia University Armenian Center
The Barcelona Peace Prize
Armand Erpf translation prize
Boston University Distinguished Alumni Award
Mary Caroline Davies Poetry Society of America Lyric Poem Award
New England Poetry Club Gretchen Warren Award
Numerous prizes from the World Order of Narrative Poets
