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German author, poet and one of the leading Dada artists (1886–1927)

Also known as: Хуго Балль, هوغو بال, 후고 발, フーゴ・バル, 雨果·鲍尔, Балль, Хуго

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Richard Huelsenbeck1892–1974
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Zurich and Berlin Dada writings with simultaneous and phonetic poetry close to Ball's experiments. (AI reason)
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Kurt Schwitters1887–1948
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Raoul Hausmann1886–1971
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Jean Arp1886–1966
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Playful, chance-based Dada poems in German echoing Ball's linguistic play. (AI reason)
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Emmy Hennings1885–1948
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Cabaret Voltaire poetry and mystical-confessional prose akin to Ball's later spiritual turn. (AI reason)
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Walter Serner1889–1942
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Nihilistic Dada manifesto writing with sharp, subversive tone. (AI reason)
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Christian Morgenstern1871–1914
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Nonsense verse and invented-language poems that prefigure Ball's phonetic poetry. (AI reason)
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Paul Scheerbart1863–1915
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Fantastic, visionary prose and sound poems admired in the Dada circle. (AI reason)
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Ernst Jandl1925–2000
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Postwar German sound and concrete poetry carrying on Ball's phonetic legacy. (AI reason)
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