{"product_id":"listen-early-poems-paperback","title":"Listen! Early Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladimir Mayakovsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaria Enzensberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat a poet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the clear water is thick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith bloody blows on its head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI embraced a cloud\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when I soared\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit rained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Frank O'Hara, \"Mayakovsky\" (1954)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMayakovsky'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 6.24 x 4.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129937793159,"sku":"9780872862555","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/66f8614e4e718eee09ac79fa3edf1775.webp?v=1732607062","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/listen-early-poems-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}