Out Loud. Poems and Poems

Multifacetedly talented, rebelliously passionate, lyrically tender, and always surprising, Vladimir Mayakovsky is one of the titanic figures of Russian art. He literally captures the reader's attention with the "fire of the heart", excitement, and unusual metaphors. His entire biography is... reflected in his poems and verses, with the most significant ones presented in this collection. By studying Mayakovsky's poetry, the reader becomes a participant in the poet's discoveries and the historical turmoil of the early 20th century, understanding what themes, questions, issues, and obstacles arose in the poet's path. Mayakovsky's fate is illuminated by a true poetic gift and seems to encompass the traces of all the events that occurred a hundred years ago - from the 1905 revolution to the NEP.