Yelena Mkhitaryan

Yelena Mkhitaryan was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. After graduating from secondary school in Tbilisi she came to Yerevan where she was admitted to the English Department of the Yerevan State University. At present she is professor of General Linguistics and Theoretical English Grammar at Yerevan State University. She is the author of a number of English textbooks and manuals for university students and numerous articles on linguistics, English grammar in particular. Writing poems has become a kind of inspiration for her of late, but she has not published any of her writings yet.

Articles

Three Safe Steps For My Old Professor

One grey winter morning I was hurrying To catch the metro train to my office, Which is in an out-of-the-way place. Suddenly I caught sight of an old man, Stooping helplessly over some broken, Dislodged steps, covered with icy glass. Miserable and confused, he looked around As if seeking for someone To help him pass. With pain in my heart I recognized my old professor, Our beloved mentor and instructor, Who taught us, among other serious things, How to be successful and honest in life....

Religion For All

Every religion is sacred and wise, It gives a divine description of the world, God has created for us all. It says we are the superior creatures on earth That must be kind, tolerant and right in all. But some people take it wrong, Making religion a source of hatred and war, Spreading enmity and evil over the world. Men of the world! Beware of that! No religion says we must be apart!...

My People Leave This Land

And later discussed serious things. They leave, cutting the roots that Tie them to the land where their ancestors And the greatest of the Armenians lived They leave because the times are hard, Because those in charge aren’t able To provide and secure their lives. They go with their families and even clans, Leaving behind only the feeble and meek, Who are unable or unwilling to endure The shame and fuss of that unworthy enterprise....