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About Joseph Brodsky
Russian and American poet and essayist
Joseph Brodsky was a Russian and American poet and essayist. He is known for poetry and prose that moved between Russian and English, and for an essayistic voice that made him a major literary figure in both cultures. Brodsky wrote as a poet and essayist across two languages, and his work is often associated with reflection, exile, and the life of the mind. He is credited on this site with 153 quotes.
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- “The charge frequently leveled against poetry - that it is difficult, obscure, hermetic and whatnot - indicate…”Joseph Brodsky
- “Unfortunately, a human being is able to comprehend only that amount of evil which he is able to commit himsel…”Joseph Brodsky
- “I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man…”Joseph Brodsky
- “Whenever one pulls the trigger in order to rectify history's mistake, one lies. For history makes no mistakes…”Joseph Brodsky
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- “Personally, I feel a strong responsibility to make sure that we have women equally represented in our executi…”Nancy Dubuc
- “I've chosen television because of the quality of material that I'm offered, not being a writer, so I've turne…”David Nutter
- “While in the middle of writing a book, I have a hard time reading other books for pleasure.”Stephen J. Dubner
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Books by Joseph Brodsky
Selected Poems, 1968-1996
2020
Less Than One
2020