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Soviet of Workers’ and Red Army Men’s Deputies,
1919).
Velimir had highly appreciated the American
genius. The Whitman’s pantheism and its blend-
ing into wildlife re-echo the image of “The Unified
Book” by Khlebnikov. Whitman was also close to
him with his poetic innovations, especially, with
vers libre (free verse). There is a record on Page
102, made by the poet with a lead pencil during
his stay in the Caucasus region.
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