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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.
More from Joseph Brodsky (153 quotes) →Other sayings from Joseph Brodsky
- “The blue-collar is not supposed to read Horace, nor the farmer in his overalls Montale or Marvell. Nor, for t…”Joseph Brodsky
- “Tyranny will make an entire population into readers of poetry.”Joseph Brodsky
- “Poetry isn't just different from prose, it's more important for the human species.”Joseph Brodsky
- “Literature is a far more ancient and viable thing than any social formation or state. And just as the state i…”Joseph Brodsky
Reflections: more sayings
- “Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.”Susie Orbach
- “I am lost! Someone has taken over my mind and is controlling it! Someone is in command of all my actions, mov…”Guy de Maupassant
- “Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.”Benoit Mandelbrot
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Books by Joseph Brodsky
Selected Poems, 1968-1996
2020
Less Than One
2020