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The book takes the form of a phone book complete with a thumb index so the reader can find individual poems.

Poems for reading aloud

"Poems for Reading Aloud," indeed at the top of one's voice, by Vladimir Mayakovsky, illustrated by El Lissitzsky. Said to be a masterwork of the "constructivist" style, favoring the practical over art for art's sake. The book takes the form of a phone book complete with a thumb index so the reader can find individual poems.
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