in honor of wilhelm kostrovitsky's grandfather will take the pseudonym guillaume apollinaire.hive commune, where he quickly became friends with pablo picasso, henri rousseau, jeanne cacteau and other prominent people of that time. the aspiring poet began to actively publish, wrote a lot of lyrics in the classical manner of french poets of the 19th century, but gradually moved on to literary experiments. it was apolinaire who became the defining figure in french avant-garde art and the author of the term surrealism. he is also considered founder. he was the first in the 20th century to publish a collection of poems, the words and lines of which look like drawings. polinaire herself called such poems calligrams. geyoma poliner looked bright and could hardly complain about the dullness of his life. once he was even arrested on suspicion of stealing the mona lisa from the louvre. the arrest actually lasted only 5 days. there was no evidence against the poet, and giacondo was soon found. in 1914.... the poet volunteered for the front of the first world war, received a serious wound