A revealing volume of two of the greatest poetic innovators of the 20th century, Guillaume Apollinaire and Velimir Khlebnikov, with vibrant new translations by Robert Chandler. Although they never met, the two poets have much in common. Serving as inventive luminaries of Modernism, they played a central role in the avant-garde movements of their time and collaborated closely with the most important visual artists of their era. Written with exceptional freedom and creativity, their verses continue to inspire poets to this day. The acclaimed translator and poet Robert Chandler offers a unique selection from the works of both poets in vibrant new translations. Highlighting their most direct and emotional verses, as well as their innovative forms, this volume reveals the deep insight with which the two poets wrote about love, friendship, art, revolution, hunger, and war.