Claim: Backbone Flute, written by a Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, artist, and actor in the autumn of 1915 and completed in November, was originally called Verses for Her.
Evidence: Backbone Flute (Флейта-позвоночник, Fleita-pozvonochnik) is a poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky written in the autumn of 1915 and first published in December of that year in Vzyal (Взял, Took) almanac, heavily censored. 7 July] 1893 – 14 April 1930) was a  Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, artist, and actor. The poem was completed in November, originally called Verses for Her (Стихи ей, Stikhi ei).