Armenian American Poet Siraganian Publishes Debut Collection

Jen Siraganian, an Armenian American writer and former poet laureate of Los Gatos, California, has published her debut poetry collection, "Everything Has Been Moved, Even the Dead." The docupoetic work weaves together her family's history in the Middle East with her identity as an Armenian American woman and mother, addressing themes of displacement, memory, and cultural erasure. The collection incorporates archival photographs and artifacts alongside poetry to explore the Armenian Genocide, Palestinian displacement, and the lived experience of diaspora. Siraganian's poems have appeared in publications including AGNI, Prairie Schooner, and Best New Poets. She has won the New Ohio Review Poetry Prize and served as managing director of San Francisco's Litquake festival. The collection is published by Perugia Press.