Armenia to celebrate great poet Hovhannes Shiraz’s 100th birthday

The government commission responsible for arranging the celebrations dedicated to the 100th birth anniversary of Hovhannes Shiraz (1914-1984) on Saturday met in Yerevan to consider the program of events.

The session was chaired by Armen Gevorgyan, the acting vice premier and minister of territorial administration, reports the Government’s press service.

The committee approved the program submitted by Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan.

The events will start on April 27 in Gyrumri, the poet’s birthplace. A memorial meeting and a visit to the Shiraz Home-Museum will be organized in the second largest city to commemorate the writer. The events will continue through next year.

It is planned particularly to organize memorial meetings in Gyumri and Yerevan and a presentation of the poet’s literary heritage. The organizers are also planning to publish a full collection of Shiraz’s works and shoot a documentary. The program also includes exhibitions, literary events, school composition contests etc.