Collected Poems in English by Joseph Brodsky

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Over the years, I've read a poem here or there by Brodsky, but this was the first time that I've made a concerted effort to read a considerable amount of his work. I see now why his reputation has been so high. Brodsky certainly deserves his reputation as a major force in western poetry during the latter half of the 20th century. Where he may fall short is in that singular poem that one finds in Yeates, Eliot, and Frost that stands out above the rest. But the full body of work



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