Khlebnikov Roman Jakobson

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

A friend has asked me this question:

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³I just came across this in the Roman Jakobson essay on
Russian Fairy tales, and I wondered if you could v. kindly direct me to
a good edition where I might find the poem ?  :

'Khlebnikov wrote in a poem, 'Self-Flyer walks through the sky. But
where is Tablecloth, Self-Victualler, wife of Self-Flyer? Is she by
accident delayed, or thrown into prison? I credit the fairy-tales; they
were just fairy tales, they will become truth.' ³

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Can anyone give me a reference for this particular poem, in  English or in
Russian?  My friend, who does not read Russian, has been trying
unsuccessfully to find it in a volume translated by Schmidt.

All the best,

Robert

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