Varand

Soukias Hacob Koorkchian (Armenian:Սուքիաս Հակոբի Գուրջյան; Persian:سوکیاس هاکوب کورکجیان‎‎, born March 10, 1954 in Tehran),better known by his pen name Varand (Armenian:Վարանդ) is an Iranian poet, playwright, lyricist, author, translator and painter of Armenian descent. He has published 27 collections of poetry since 1972.