DSW, #24
Vladimir Mayakovsky, futurist poet, born 19 July 1893, died 14 April 1930.
I want the pen to be on a par
with the bayonet; And Stalin
to deliver his Politburo
reports
about verse in the making
as he would about pig iron and the smelting of steel.
Sadly, he got what he wanted, with excellent consequences for bayonets, but worse for verse. And, for that matter, steel production.
↓ Quote | Posted 2 May, 2007, 11:48 amUnfortunatley he committed suicide due to Stalinist repression, the poem chosen is certainly not his best find Talking to the Taxman about Poetry, yes Billy Bragg pinched it for one his album titles.
↓ Quote | Posted 4 May, 2007, 12:28 pm