Joseph Brodsky Poems on Man (9 Poems)
History of the Twentieth Century (A Roadshow) (Joseph Brodsky Poems)
The Sun’s in its orbit, yet I feel morbid. Act 1 Prologue Ladies and gentlemen and the day!All ye made of sweet human clay!Let me tell you: you are o’kay. Our show is to start without much delay.So let me inform … Continue reading
From A School Anthology (Joseph Brodsky Poems)
1. E. LarionovaE. Larionova. Brunette. A colonel’sand a typist’s daughter. Lookedat you like someone studying a clockface.She tried to help her fellow mortals.One day when we were lying side by sideupon the beach, crumbling some chocolate,she said, looking straight ahead, … Continue reading
At a Lecture (Joseph Brodsky Poems)
Since mistakes are inevitable, I can easily be takenfor a man standing before you in this room filledwith yourselves. Yet in about an hourthis will be corrected, at your and at my expense,and the place will be reclaimed by elemental … Continue reading
Daedalus in Sicily (Joseph Brodsky Poems)
All his life he was building something, inventing something.Now, for a Cretan queen, an artificial heifer,so as to cuckold the king. Then a labyrinth, the time forthe king himself, to hide from bewildered glancesan unbearable offspring. Or a flying contraption, … Continue reading
Stone Villages (Joseph Brodsky Poem)
The stone-built villages of England. A cathedral bottled in a pub window. Cows dispersed across fields. Monuments to kings. A man in a moth-eaten suit sees a train off, heading, like everything here, for the sea, smiles at his daughter, … Continue reading
Seaward (Joseph Brodsky Poem)
Darling, you think it’s love, it’s just a midnight journey. Best are the dales and rivers removed by force, as from the next compartment throttles “Oh, stop it, Bernie,” yet the rhythm of those paroxysms is exactly yours. Hook to … Continue reading
A list of some observation… (Joseph Brodsky Poem)
A list of some observation. In a corner, it’s warm. A glance leaves an imprint on anything it’s dwelt on. Water is glass’s most public form. Man is more frightening than its skeleton. A nowhere winter evening with wine. A … Continue reading
To Urania (Joseph Brodsky Poem)
Everything has its limit, including sorrow. A windowpane stalls a stare. Nor does a grill abandon a leaf. One may rattle the keys, gurgle down a swallow. Loneless cubes a man at random. A camel sniffs at the rail with … Continue reading
Part Of Speech (Joseph Brodsky Poem)
…and when “the future” is uttered, swarms of mice rush out of the Russian language and gnaw a piece of ripened memory which is twice as hole-ridden as real cheese. After all these years it hardly matters who or what … Continue reading
More Joseph Brodsky Poetry (Based on Topics)
Man - Love - Time - Night - Faces - Future - Life - Dreams - Sons - God - Kings & Queens - Mind - Place - War & Peace - Friendship - Daughters - Education - Birds - Water - Home - View All Joseph Brodsky Poems