Velimir Khlebnikov’s poem “Vam”: context, intertext, ekphrasis
The present study examines Velimir Khlebnikov’s early poem “Vam” (“To You”, 1909), addressed to Mikhail Kuzmin. Drawing on Kuzmin’s diary entries and Khlebnikov’s correspondence, it seeks to reconstruct the poets’ personal and creative relationship, clarify the dating of the young author’s letter to his mentor, and analyze the mechanisms of ...
