Kolmogorov and poetry

An interesting anecdote about Andrei Kolmogorov, from Moscow Summer, by Mihajlo Mihajlov:

Voznesensky triumphantly told me about the well-known Soviet mathematician and designer of electronic computers Andrei Kolmogorov, who for several years analyzed texts and sent his assistant to poetry-readings with the intention of finding the 'linguistic key' to versification and constructing a computer which would replace various poets.

What Kolmogorov needed was Trurl's Electronic Bard....