""A poet of elegaic, quiet lyricism, Haig Khatchadourian writes verse of distinctive maturity which is the result of control and intellectual coherence."" -- Vaughn Koumjian Haig Khatchadourian is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukie. He received his PhD in philosophy from Duke University and has been awarded several prizes for poetry and literary essays. In 1973 he received the Outstanding Educator of America Award.