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Selected Poems, 1968-1996
Joseph Brodsky spent his life advocating for the place of the poet in society. As Derek Walcott said of him, "Joseph was somebody who lived poetry . . . He saw being a poet as …
To Urania: Poems
Combining two books of verse that were first published in his native Russian, To Urania was Brodsky's third volume to appear in English. Published in 1988, the year after he was …
The Foundation Pit
The Foundation Pit belongs to a very special category. In this work, the central metaphor for an era - in this case the digging of a hole that will be the foundation for a huge …
Poems of Anna Andreevna Akhmatova
Ever since her death in 1966 Anna Akhmatova has been recognized as the greatest modern Russian poet. A rich and representative selection of Akhmatova’s work—from her poignant, …
Nativity Poems: Bilingual Edition
Christmas poems by the Nobel Laureate To Him, all things seemed enormous: His mother's breast, the steam out of the ox's nostrils, Caspar, Balthazar, Melchior, the teamof Magi, the …
Less Than One: Selected Essays
This collection of essays thrusts Joseph Brodsky--previously known more for his poetry and translations--into the forefront of the "Third Wave" of Russian migr writers. …
Homage to Robert Frost
Three of our generation's greatest poets explore the misconceptions and mythologies that surround Robert Frost.
Marbles: A Play in Three Acts
A Platonic dialogue in the form of a double anachronism--the action takes place two centuries after our era--Joseph Brodsky's only play, "Marbles," is set in a prison cell that …
A Part of Speech
A Part of Speech contains poems from the years 1965-1978, translated by various hands. Like the Auden who was, no less than Lowell, his champion, Brodsky is a master of traditional …
Tide and Continuities
Peter Viereck's career has been an ongoing experiment in the symbiosis of poetry and history. Tide and Continuities is the embodiment and culmination of that career. It includes …
Homage to Robert Frost
A collection of essays on the work of the American poet, Robert Frost. They explore the misconceptions and mythologies that surround Frost, and attempt to define the tension in his …