I understand the power and the alarm of words –
Not those that they applaud from theatre-boxes,
but those which make coffins break from bearers
and on their four oak legs walk right away.


Untitled last poem found after his death; translation from Martin Seymour-Smith Guide to Modern World Literature (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1975) vol. 4, p. 235

Vladimir Mayakovsky Quotes

I understand the power and the alarm of words – Not those that they applaud from theatre-boxes, but those which make coffins break from bearers and ...

I understand the power and the alarm of words – Not those that they applaud from theatre-boxes, but those which make coffins break from bearers and ...

I understand the power and the alarm of words – Not those that they applaud from theatre-boxes, but those which make coffins break from bearers and ...

I understand the power and the alarm of words – Not those that they applaud from theatre-boxes, but those which make coffins break from bearers and ...