Vladimir Mkrtchian (he/him) is a poet, researcher, and student at Columbia University studying Comparative Literature and Anthropology. He founded Noor in 2024 with the goal of providing accessible, curated publication to younger writers. Since then he’s run all operations and manages and created Noor’s website.

His work has been published internationally online and in print by Moonstone Press, h-pem, and beyond.

Most importantly, he loves Lorde, pumpkin spice, and New England.