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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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- “People who buy 'The National Enquirer' would buy poetry. They should be given a choice. I'm absolutely seriou…”Joseph Brodsky
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- “Studying the world's oldest writing for the first time compels you to wonder about what writing is and how it…”Irving Finkel
- “We can only think in a language that we master.”José Luis Ruiz
- “Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like…”Rainer Maria Rilke
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- “I have to strip away all the layers when I'm writing the song. I have to cut through all these layers of year…”John Grant
- “If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that.…”Natalie Goldberg
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Books by Joseph Brodsky
Selected Poems, 1968-1996
2020
Less Than One
2020