In school , Emin met Armenia 's leading poet Yegishe Charents , who died in 1937 in a Soviet prison . Emin recalls in his preface to '' For You on New Year 's Day '' : Emin 's roots as a poet are deeply embedded in the culture and the physical landscape of the country he grew up in . To this is added his extensive reading of modern poetry , especially French symbolist poets , and his enduring faith in the power of poetry . From 1941 to 1945 , Emin fought ( and was wounded ) in World War II . His poetry makes no specific references to his own war experiences but often refers to the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Gevorg Emin