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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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- “For a head of state presiding over a ruined economy, an active army with its low wages is god-sent: All he's…”Joseph Brodsky
- “Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.”Joseph Brodsky
- “English is the only interesting thing that's left in my life.”Joseph Brodsky
- “Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production.”Joseph Brodsky
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Books by Joseph Brodsky
Selected Poems, 1968-1996
2020
Less Than One
2020