A Part of Speech

Name: A Part of Speech
Author: Joseph Brodsky

by Joseph Brodsky

Collection of lyric poetry exploring exile, language, and philosophical reflection

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Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet who won the Nobel Prize in 1987. His formal mastery and classical erudition set him apart from both Soviet and Western poetic fashions, and his essays are also important.

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