Shaumyan's Russian ancestry and creativity is addressed in "The Blood of Russia":
The blood of Russia is the spring
In which the poets and writers dip
Their pens of madness -- on their lips
The bleeding past of Russia sings.

Within this poet's grief and anger, humor and desire, I found eternal human hope clearly spoken in "A Higher Way":

If life has taught me
anything, it is
resilience
in battling these demons
that crush our dreams.

There is not space enough to quote extensively in this review. Mr. Shaumyan's thoughts and words bear reading and inspire deeper thought, which is what I suspect he intended.