RETURN TO THE NATIONAL ROOTS

Abstract

Dayana Ter-Hovhannisyan, an Armenian-American English writer, is one of those who have left their trace in the American literature crucible and became one of the advocates of preserving national identity. The purpose of the article is to present the theme of national identity in the poetry of the American-Armenian English-wring author Dayana Ter-Hovhannisyan, to reveal and elucidate the tasks formed in the inner creative layers of the author, the moral anxieties of American Armenians, the Armenian resistance spirit imbued with national psychology. An attempt has been made to point out the writer's place in American literature, her role in nationalism, her civic and patriotic ambitions. In her poetry, Dayana Ter-Hovhannisyan emphasized the protection of the national characteristics of the people, the expression of struggle and rebellion. In the conditions of today's challenges and difficult situations of existence, the topic has a modern resonance.