A new anthology of poetry focuses on writers from the Diaspora.
Yerevan - Armenian-language book Armenian American Poets Writing in English has been recently translated, compiled and prepared for publication by David Gasparyan and Armenouhi Ghalachyan of Armenia.
The subject matter is partly taken from David Kherdian's anthology Forgotten Bread, First-Generation Armenian American Writers, from Aram Saroyan's Complete Minimal Poems and also Internet sources.
This book and others like it show the result of Armenia's new policy to explore literature written by Armenians in diaspora in the languages of countries in which they live.Hranush Hakobyan has been Minister of Diaspora Affairs since 2008 and has welcomed and supported such works.