YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The collection "The Ephemeral and the Eternal," the presentation of which took place on October 6 at the Armenian Union of Writers, includes Vahagn Davtian's poems, last diary notes and reflections, as well as memoirs of contemporaries about him. The book was compiled and edited by literary critic Grigor Janikian and reciter Silva Yuzbashian. Levon Ananian, Chairman of the Armenian Union of Writers, said that this collection is an excellent monument to V.Davtian - poet, brilliant translator, editor, national and public figure. In his words, this collection with its depth and contents advantageously differs from memoirs published in the recent years. L.Ananian also said that though 10 years have passed since the poet's death, publication of his unpublished works by separate books continues. This, in his words, is evidence that "Vahagn Davtian's creation was appreciated both in his lifetime and after his death." In addition to other poets, the opinion of one of the great figures of Armenian poetry, Avetik Isahakian, about V.Davtian who was still young at that time, is cited in the collection. The great master reading V.Davtian's poems, wrote: "V.Davtian is a talented poet, his poems have the depth of our medieval songs and magnificence of the Western Armenian poetry, his poetical culture is high, technics is solid, has a smell of earth, but at the same time is etheral." To recap, V.Davtian's 85th anniversary will be solemnly marked in 2007.

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