Aram Saroyan

Biography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Saroyan

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".

Aram Saroyan has had careers as a poet, novelist, biographer, essayist, playwright, educator, editor, and publisher.

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.

Family

His parents were author and playwright William Saroyan and actress Carol Grace, and his sister was actress Lucy Saroyan.

He married Gailyn McClanahan (d. 2020); (a painter), October 9, 1968; children: Strawberry Cara, Cream, Armenak.

He is of Armenian descent from his father's side and Russian-Jewish from his mother's.

References

1. "Saroyan, Aram 1943- ." Contemporary Authors. . Encyclopedia.com. (April 15, 2024). https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/saroyan-ara...
2. Something: poem by Aram Saroyan about his father. 17 Oct 2019. < link >
3. https://ubu.com/film/saroyan.html
4. Aram Saroyan | NOTES AT SEVENTY by GRANISH on Dec 25, 2013 • 20:05 < link >
5. “The Son of Saroyan Also Rises : Icon’s Offspring Moves Beyond Literary Preoccupation With His Family and Into a Contemporary Crime Sage.” By JEFF MEYERS Nov. 11, 1993 12 AM PT < latimes.com >
6. “ The Time of Their Lives: William Saroyan, Steinbeck, and the Dollar Short Story.” JUNE 19, 2021 BY STEVE HAUK < Steinbecknow.com >
7. https://jacket2.org/content/aram-saroyan
8. https://briefpoems.wordpress.com/tag/aram-saroyan/