LP, Gevorg Emin Recites His Poems in Armenian, Poet (1918-1998), PRIV PR SIGNED?
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RARE, found only in a library in California (based on Worldcat listing)! Jacket and LP in near mint condition. POSSIBLY SIGNED ON BACK BY THE POET?? The Worldcat entry lists a date as, "196-?", and the poet lived between 1918 and 1998. No information on production on the jacket or record label.
From Wikipedia: "Gevorg Emin (Armenian: ????? ????, September 30, 1918 – June 11, 1998) was an Armenian poet, essayist, and translator...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.
Emin's poetry has been translated from Armenian to many languages all over the world. Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko read him in Russian and immediately hailed his work. Yevtushenko wrote the Introduction to the collection of Emin's verse translated into English as For You on New Year's Day; here the Russian poet contrasted Emin to his fellow Armenian poets who emphasized emotion in their work:
"Gevorg Emin has an entirely opposite conception of the craft. He takes pride in revealing the rational armature of poetry and the details of its construction. Some of his poems remind us of transparent watches where the movements and direction of each gear and lever are visible. But it is a watch that keeps perfect time."
...For his poetry, Emin was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1951 and the USSR State Prize in 1976. In 1972, he toured the United States with Yevtushenko giving poetry readings. His American experience reflected in some of his later poems, published in Land, Love, Century, including Gravestone in a Negro Cemetery, First Night in New York, and In the Streets of Boston."
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