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Biographical
Statement:
Tovli (“Linnie”) began writing at age ten, when
The Adventures of Little Red Pussy Willow was featured in Mrs. Bond's Anthology of Rebellious Sixth Graders.
Tovli
is an award winning writer currently living in West Virginia with her husband, Yosif. The Simiryan family came to America as refugees
from the former Soviet Union (Moldova)
in 1992.
Tovli’s writings have appeared in a variety of publications. She has published two books of poetry: The Breaking of the Glass and Fixing the Broken Glass. A collection of short fiction, Ruach of the Elders—Spiritual
Teachings of the Silent will be marketed in January, 2009.
The rest of the family consists of cats: The Big Ike,
Francios, Naftali and one dog, Ione.
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| Yefim and Yefimovich |
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Read...
The Tears
of Yefimovich
"Die, but do not retreat." - Joseph Stalin
I know all about you. Like the day you came home and opened our wood-carved gate, clad in government
khaki, your individuality was stripped from your clothing.
Appearing in Jewish Magazine--November 2008
http://www.jewishmag.co.il/
By Tovli “Linnie” Simiryan (© 2008)
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You can purchase Tovli's Books:
contact Horosho Dlia-Menia Publishing or Tovli directly
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Fixing the Broken Glass--Available Now
for instructions on placing an order,
contact Horosho-Publishing below;
or Tovli via this web-site.
13.95 plus shipping and handling
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Order a Copy of The Breaking of the Glass--Available Now
$13.95 plus shipping and handling
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| Tovli's article: The Art of Memory and Belonging |
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| appears in Voices of Alzheimer's--May 2007 |
| "The Art of Memory and Belonging" |
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| is dedicated to Ester Simiryan, our beloved mother. |
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS,
PROJECTS AND AWARD
- Damazine has published "Proselyte", a short
story by Tovli
- Jewish Magazine has published "The Tears of Yefimovich--A
Memoir" and tribute to Haim ben BenTzion, Yosif's father
- Babel Fruit-Protest Poems has published "The
Day Pappa Surrendered His Passport" -a tribute to Haim ben BenTzion
· Raving Dove has published the award
winning short story, "Sarah" in their Fourth Anniversary Edition
· "Beautiful Days" was published in
Raving Dove Literary Magazine and nominated for a PushCart Prize for 2007
· Somewhere They'll Love You, Pink
Cup, Mixed Drinks....are short stories appearing in 6S
· FutureCycle Poetry Magazine ......is
showcasing Tovli's poetry
UPDATE:
CONGRATULATIONS--RAVING DOVE...
THE FOLLOWING APPEARED IN
Literary Magazine Reviews
Raving Dove: (4th Anniversary edition Number 13 Summer 2008)
Review by Micah Zevin
Raving Dove is like an impressionist painting that you have continuously observed in order to
view obscured or distant images or ideas that you may have missed at first glance. Its literary sensibility seems to be one
of simple and precisely written elegance to evoke serious political ideas, such as the affects of war, a central focus in
this issue, and how it defines our “humanity,” whether it is in the form of nonfiction, poetry, fiction or photography.
TO READ THE REST OF THE REVIEW.....
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Tovli's poem, Bourgeoisie received
an award in West Virginia Poetry Society's annual poetry contest in the "Art With Words" category.
Tovli received two Awards in Short
Fiction in the 2006 West Virginia Writers' Awards.
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"Sarah" and
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"Escaping the Cacoon"
received awards along with
the work of other West Virginia Poets and Writers in a variety of categories.
CLICK ON TEXT AND SCROLL DOWN TO RAVING DOVE
to read Somewhere They'll Love You, or Pink Cup click on this link...
to read Mixed Drinks, click on this link...
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Other Publications:
Poetry:
Beautiful Days, Appearing in Raving Dove; Tribute, appearing in Chabad Magazine; The Lost Fathers--appearing in
Grimm Magazine; Departing Moldova, The Darkening Sky --appearing in Writ-Oracle Convert,
Hevrah Kadisha,
Shabbat Candles--featured at Ariga Grafton, North Dakota—appearing in The
Penpoint View
Short Fiction:
City Bus; The
Kabbalah of Lullabies; The Survival of Saplings ; Holy Beggar; Sergeant Preston of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
Dead Man's Gulch, Bigotry 101, Celebrating Ram-Heveshvan, The Summer Winds, Homeland; Traveling; Ice; Eighteen Rubles,
Savior, The Devaluation of Tulips, Gossip, Matriarch , Escaping the Cacoon, Ex-Patriate; The Patriot; Relocating
the Dead; Reflection of a Stranger; The Pallor of the Unexpected.
appearing in a variety
of print and on-line periodicals--permission to use links pending)
Novels:
Follow--currently
under review by HDM publishing
Ignatz (currently
out of print--may be reprinted in 2009)
The Tzaddik
of Kafar-- 2005 project under (currently revision)
Non-Fiction:
Surviving
the Dome; AmeriCorps Revisited; The Price of Good-bye; The Art of Memory and Belonging
Memoirs:
Walking Away;
The Tears of Yefimovich; Ester bat
Shmuel Yosif v'Branah--A Memoir (Honorable Mention--West Virginia Writer's 2005 Writing Competition); Scheduled for Publication
in 2006--Jewish Magazine, Path
to Purpose
Just for Fun (Humor):
Make it
Up as You Go; Expressing
the Arcane: Poetry, Essays and other Blog Material
Projects Pending:
Ruach of
the Elders—Spiritual Teachings of the Silent (publication 2008)
North of
the Soul (chap book--available fall 2006)
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To read recent published poetry,
enter "Tovli Simiryan" and click on "poet".
Poet Hunter will assist you
in finding recent publications
by Tovli or other poets of
interest.
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| Ester Simiryan (click for Jewish Magazine) |
It is with the greatest sorrow we announce that Mama left the world 24 Adar I, 5768 (March
1, 2008).
Her obituary appeared as follows:
Obituary:
Ester
Simiryan
Ester bat Shmuel-Yosif Branah Simiryan, a resident
of Charleston
since 2002, left this world March 1, 2008. She was born in Bendery, Romania
(Moldava/USSR,) June 30, 1914.
Ester courageously survived the Holocaust, the Stalin years and various pogroms.
In times of great peril, her faith in God and humanity never wavered. Ester managed the Railroad Clinic in Bendery
as a nurse for 30 years, an accomplishment that brought her many memories and pride.
In 1992, Ester left the former Soviet
Union as a refugee with her son, Yosif, and husband, Haim, in search of freedom to worship as a Jew in the United States of America. In 2000, she celebrated becoming
an American citizen in Rochester, N.Y.,
by kissing the American Flag and voting in the first free election of her life.
Ester was a woman of principle and strength and took it upon herself to provide solace and kindness
to any soul in need of food, safety or the strength to continue in times of hardship.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Yosif and Tovli Simiryan of Charleston; grandson,
Illyah Simiryan of Moscow, Russia; granddaughter, Tahina Simiryan of Ahsdod, Israel; and great-grandson, Michael Simiryan
of Moscow.
Ester was preceded in death by her husband, Haim, in 1995.
Her family will miss her forever.
A graveside service will take place in Sarasota, Fla.
In her memory, donations may be made to B'nai
Jacob - Hevrah Kadisha Fund or Chabad of Sarasota, Attention: Rabbi Chayim Steinmetz, 7700
Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34238.
Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is handling the
arrangements.
Read
Ester bat Shmuel- Yosif v’ Branah—A Memoir. in Jewish Magazine—May 2006. (click on Ester's picture)
Excerpt from Ester bat Shmuel Yosif v’ Branah—A Memoir
Rebbenu
( z”l) taught: “We are obligated as Jews to tell the world
about the Shoah (Holocaust). There are two ways of teaching about this sadness: one, the way the world likes, is to tell how bad the other side was to us; the other
way is to teach the world who the six million were.
Mama sits in her big chair, the one we bought at a garage sale because she would never have accepted a new one. “Money is for saving, you never know when we might be deported.” ………
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