1. Aram Saroyan was born on September 25,1943 and is an American poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist and playwright, who is especially known for his minimalist poetry, famous examples of which include the one-word poem "lighght" and a one-letter poem comprising a four-legged version of the letter "m".
Aram Saroyan's parents were author and playwright William Saroyan and actress Carol Grace and his sister was actress Lucy Saroyan.
Aram Saroyan is the father of Strawberry and Cream Saroyan.
Aram Saroyan is of Armenian descent from his father's side and Russian-Jewish from his mother's.
Aram Saroyan has worked extensively in the visual arts, authoring many works for the stage, screen, and theater.
In 1988, Aram Saroyan wrote the teleplay for an episode of St Elsewhere.
Aram Saroyan is the author of plays including Pollen Count; Landslide; Hollywood Night; The Laws of Light: Pasternak, Akhmatova, and the Mandelstams under Stalin, and The Evening Hour.
Aram Saroyan is the author and narrator of the documentary film The Moment, directed by George Sandoval, 2001.
Aram Saroyan is contributor of his poetry and prose to publications that include The New York Times Magazine, New York Times Book Review, Village Voice, and The Nation magazine.
Aram Saroyan taught for 15 years in the University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing Program.
Aram Saroyan has had careers as a poet, novelist, biographer, essayist, playwright, educator, editor, and publisher.
The groundbreaking 1960s concrete poetry of Aram Saroyan [includes] The Street, a film based on Saroyan's life during that period.
Aram Saroyan's four-legged "m" has been cited in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's shortest poem.