Paruyr Sevak

Armenian Author

Paruyr Sevak

Պարույր Սևակ

1924–1971

Influential Armenian poet, translator, and literary critic whose powerful modern verse remains widely read in Armenia.
Poetry Modern Armenian literature Literary criticism Armenian identity Komitas National memory

About Paruyr Sevak

Paruyr Sevak (1924–1971), born Paruyr Ghazaryan, was an Armenian poet, translator, and literary critic and one of the defining literary voices of twentieth-century Armenia.

After studying philology in Yerevan and literature in Moscow, Sevak developed a direct, intellectually charged poetic style that joined personal emotion with history, culture, and national memory.

His landmark long poem The Incessant Bell-Tower is dedicated to Komitas and the memory of the Armenian Genocide. Sevak’s poetry remains central to Armenian literary and cultural life.

Books by Paruyr Sevak