"what a poet and the clear water is thick with bloody blows on its head. I embraced a cloud But when I soared it rained." -Frank O'Hara, "Mayakovsky" (1954) Mayakovsky's is one of the most compelling voices in twentieth-century Russian poetry. Born in 1893, he joined the Futurist movement in 1912 and soon established himself as one of Russia's major poets. In 1917, he rallied to the Russian Revolution and remained the indisputable leader of its artistic avant-garde until his suicide in 1930. Many of the poems in this book ...
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"what a poet and the clear water is thick with bloody blows on its head. I embraced a cloud But when I soared it rained." -Frank O'Hara, "Mayakovsky" (1954) Mayakovsky's is one of the most compelling voices in twentieth-century Russian poetry. Born in 1893, he joined the Futurist movement in 1912 and soon established himself as one of Russia's major poets. In 1917, he rallied to the Russian Revolution and remained the indisputable leader of its artistic avant-garde until his suicide in 1930. Many of the poems in this book are translated for the first time into English. Accompanying the poems are rare drawings and lithographs by Mayakovsky and his circle, found in private collections of futurist books.
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 64 p. Pocket Poets Series, 47. Audience: General/trade. (HALF0015)FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for a EX-Library s BOOK: Last Blank page may be Rip Off and Cover and 4 tips cover are(Good) DJ/Packaging(good) Back and Front cover are(wrinkle) All old library s book containing marker s marks, tape residue, Jacket cover s cuts off, and library s information erased with marker. if you ve received the item and you are not at most 65% satisfied with this item, return the item.