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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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- “When you have those two languages - an analytic one like English and a synthetic, very sensual thing like Rus…”Joseph Brodsky
- “In the 20th century, imprisonment of writers practically comes with the territory.”Joseph Brodsky
- “A writer is defined by the language in which he writes, and I would stick to that definition.”Joseph Brodsky
- “I was fortunate enough to write about things I really love, and love can be very analytic.”Joseph Brodsky
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Books by Joseph Brodsky
Selected Poems, 1968-1996
2020
Less Than One
2020