Joseph Brodsky

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

4

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-05-24

Day of death

1996-01-28 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia)

Joseph Brodsky

Biography

Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky was a Russian and American poet and essayist. Born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, Brodsky ran afoul of Soviet authorities and was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972, settling in the United States with the help of W. H. Auden and other supporters.

Known For

  • Case of Joseph Brodsky

    Case of Joseph Brodsky

  • Brodsky Is Not a Poet

    Brodsky Is Not a Poet

  • From Moscow to Pietushki

    From Moscow to Pietushki

  • Walks with Brodsky

    Walks with Brodsky