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Incantation by Laughter

poem by Khlebnikov

Also known as: “Zaklyatiye smekhom”

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Futurism

In Futurism: Literature
…Khlebnikov’s “Zaklyatiye smekhom” (1910; “Incantation by Laughter”), generates a series of permutations built on the root -smekh (“laughter”) by adding impossible prefixes and suffixes. The result is a typical (for Russian Futurism) concern with etymology and word creation. Khlebnikov’s and Alexey Kruchenykh’s radical forays into linguistic poetry went hand…
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