Soukias Hacob Koorkchian (; , born March 10, 1954, in Tehran),better known by his pen name Varand () is an Iranian poet, playwright, lyricist, author, translator and painter of Armenian descent. He has published 27 collections of poetry since 1972.
Varand was honoured as Professor of Armenian Literature by the Grigor Lusavoritch University of Etchmiadzin, Armenia in 2001. He translates both Persian classics as well as modern poetry into the Armenian language.
Varand was the chairman of the Armenian Writers Society of Iran founded in 1961 for over ten years, while recently elected chairman of the board for the organization. He also is the editor in charge of the cultural department at Armenian daily newspaper of âÂÂAlikâÂÂ, an honorary member of the Writers Union of Armenia in Yerevan and the professor of the Armenian literature at Azad University of Foreign Languages in Tehran.
Works
- The Road of The Sun (1972) Tehran
- Riders of Destiny (1973) Tehran
- Evolution (1975) Beirut
- Firewinds (1978) Tehran
- Opal (1978) Tehran
- King And The Lion-Killer (1979) Tehran
- Sidharta (1980) Free Verse Tehran
- Sword And Shadow (1982) Tehran
- Bohemian Diary (1988) Tehran
- Roses of Sin (1989) Tehran
- Whispers of Beyond (1989) In Persian language Tehran
- New Age of Nemesis (1993) Yerevan
- John, Verse 14 (1994) Poems Tehran
- Mirage (1998) Antelias
- Leave of No Return (1999) Tehran
- The Great Torchbearer (2000) Composition Tehran
- From Tears To Remnant (2000) Selection Tehran
- Beheading (2003) Yerevan
- Warm Shadows (2003) Yerevan
- Autumn in Flight (2004) In Persian language Tehran
- King And The Lion-Killer (2004) 2nd Edition Antelias
- Bold (2005) 3 Poem Collection Tehran
- Tango 21: Love Leafs (2005) Yerevan
- Mask And Mirror (2007) Tehran
- These Eyes (2008) Tehran
- The Sun of Iran In My Soul (2009) Persian Poetry Translations Yerevan
- The Epical Hayk Hayk Dyutsazn (2009) Tehran
Collection Titles In Armenian
- 1- ñÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂë óáôâøþ 1972 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 2- ñÃÂևÃÂáöà(úøçô) 1973 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 3- ÃÂøìøþøõé 1975 òçõÃÂøÃÂé
- 4- ÃÂøòô ðÃÂøà(úøçô) 1978 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 5- ñÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂáÃÂáà1978 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 6- ÃÂëÃÂÃÂøÃÂö øà÷áðè (úøçô) 1979 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 7- ÃÂëäðáÃÂÿá (úøçô-áæáÿ ÃÂøÃÂáüøÃÂéëÃÂö) 1980 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 8- ÃÂøÃÂàÃ¥àýÿÃÂÃ¥à1982 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 9- òøðÃ¥ôáïáö ÃÂ
ÃÂáãëà1988 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 10- ÃÂÃ¥òÃÂë þáÃÂäÃ¥à1989 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 11- ñöäçöáïáö ÷÷øÃÂöûöÃ¥à(úÃÂýï.) 1989 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 12- ÃÂøàöÃ¥ôÃ¥æëäá (úøçô) 1993 õÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂáö
- 13- ÃÂ
øþðáööøÃÂ-14 (úøçôöÃÂ¥ÃÂ) 1994 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 14- ÿÃÂïöÃÂ¥ÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂøõé (ÃÂëÃÂáê) 1998 ñöéëìëáý
- 15- ñöþÃÂ¥ÃÂáäáÃÂñ 1999 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 16- ÃÂÃ¥î ûáðáïëÃÂè (ïøôúøæëÃÂëá) 2000 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 17- ÃÂÃÂÃÂøÃÂÃÂëàôÃÂøÃÂà(èöÿÃÂáöë) 2000 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 18- óìÃÂáÿøÃÂô (úøçô) 2003 õÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂáö
- 19- ÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂô ýÿÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂöÃ¥à2003 õÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂáö
- 20- ÃÂáÃÂáüöøò á÷øÃÂö (úÃÂýï.) 2004 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 21- ÃÂëÃÂÃÂøÃÂö øà÷áðè (ñüëÃÂîáýúáöö øàáÃÂÃÂáö) (ò ÿúáãÃÂøÃÂéëÃÂö) 2004ñöéëìëáý
- 22- ÃÂÃÂÃÂáÿÃ¥ýëì (ÃÂ¥ÃÂÃ¥àúøçôá) 2005 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 23- ÃÂáöãÃÂ
21: ÃÂëÃÂáõëö çûÃ¥à2005 õÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂáö
- 24- ôëôáï Ã¥àðáõÃ¥ìë 2007 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 25- ñõý áùÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂè 2008 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
- 26- ûô õøãøÃÂô áÃÂÃ¥þö ç ûÃÂáöë⦠2009 õÃÂÃÂ¥ÃÂáö
- 27- ÃÂáõï ôëÃÂÃÂáæö ÃÂÃÂ
öàÃÂáõáýÿáöë áöïáÃÂøÃÂéÃ¥áö 4500-áôÃ¥áïëö 2009 ùÃ¥ðÃÂáö
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