THE LITERARY ART OF BENIK STEPANYAN'S COLLECTION "LIGHTHOUSES KNOWN AND UNKNOWN"

Abstract

Benik Stepanyan is a loving, patriotic, stormy and inquisitive poet. He takes an extremely responsible approach to publicizing his poems. Only those poems that are “nectars” – instructive, useful – become public.

His collection is awash with prose poems, which are evidence of the author’s freedom-loving character. Not wanting to be limited by the shackles of rhymes, the author allows his thoughts to soar and flow timeless, which gives freshness and a new breath to Stepanyan’s literary manuscript. The freedom-loving author also leaves his readers free, not titling many poems so that the reader can title and make them soulful.

For Benik Stepanyan, love is an important and paramount condition. The author is in love with life, his homeland, people, and humanity among people. By his own definition, he is an “earthly poet” who “writes lines in the sky, earthy with prayers.” In this context, the author explains the human, emotional, and natural nature of his collection, which stems from his life experience.

Another important feature of Stepanyan’s creative world is the visible presence of colors and environment, the image system. He managed to condense multifaceted ideas and deep themes into a few lines. The poet's poetry breathes with life experience, sincerity, deep faith in God, and optimism.