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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.Photo Credit: Mary Levin