Manhattanite (Able Muse Book Award for Poetry)

Exploring the contrasts of New York's vibrant achievements and stark desolation, the poetry collection delves into themes of loss and joy. Poochigian takes readers from the urban landscape to California's Central Valley, reclaiming familial roots. His work features vivid imagery, like a scavenging pigeon seeking faith and a wind turbine described as an "ungatherable iron flower." The collection balances frenetic energy with focused reflection, earning the 2016 Able Muse Book Award for its compelling and entertaining verses.