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MIRighttoRead: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” - Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

Fatmagilani: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

Steve87569846: If I learned anything from helping raising 3 fine & successful adult sons, it’s that they arrive w/o a “users guide.” "There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. " - Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

TrueQuotation: People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change. — Joseph Brodsky

BeineckeLibrary: Joseph Brodsky with his cat JB Papers:

CerebralWisdom: Life-the way it really is-is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse. - Joseph Brodsky

alessio_rebecca: The richer the aesthetic experience of an individual, the harder his taste, the clearer his moral choice, and the freer he is – although perhaps not happier. — Joseph Brodsky Photographer-Mihaela Noro.

Billy_Ray28: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them” ~ Joseph Brodsky Unite Against Book Bans - Unite Against Book Bans

pulposdementira: The photo above was taken by Jill Krementz in January 1986. Left to right: Mark Strand, Joseph Brodsky, Adam Zagajewski, Derek Walcott

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

FreeSpeechCntr: Today we honor our Free Speech Hero, Joseph Brodsky. To learn more about his legacy, please visit:

bookofjoe: ... silence is the presence of farewells in our greetings as we touch. —Joseph Brodsky

OutlawsPoetic: "By failing to read or listen to poets, society dooms itself to inferior modes of articulation: those of the politician, the salesman or the charlatan... In other words, it forfeits its own evolutionary potential." -- Joseph Brodsky

muthuje: On the whole, love comes with the speed of light; separation, with that of sound. Joseph Brodsky Gm to all

JaydipParikh: Man is what he reads. -Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

BookTasters: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” — Joseph Brodsky Join our Facebook group:

AlexandraPring: That is such very sad news. I published her first 2 books Fording the Stream of Consciousness and In the Jaws of Life at Virago in the early 1990s. She was introduced to me by Joseph Brodsky. What a voice she had.

AlexandraPring: Such very sad news. I was introduced to her work by Joseph Brodsky and published her first two books at Virago Press in the early 90s.

catoletters: “The longer you stay skeptical, doubtful, intellectually uncomfortable, the better it is for you.” ― Joseph Brodsky

vslmgn: Joseph Brodsky's essay, "In Praise of Boredom," explores the value of boredom in our lives. Brodsky argues that boredom is a necessary part of human existence, and that it can lead to creativity, self-reflection, and personal growth. Brodsky suggests that boredom is often seen…

vkey_inc: Join Crunchfish AB CEO Joachim Samuelsson for a webinar on March 17th at 8 a.m. CET, with V-Key's CEO Joseph Gan and Lipis Advisors' Managing Consultant Bonni Brodsky joining the panel. Register here:

Pendidikan4Id: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

profkrg: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” - Joseph Brodsky

nikadubrovsky: Italy for a person born in Leningrad is Josef Brodsky:: Perhaps, a chicken is no bird to be admired, but those with chicken-brains must take precautions. If you were destined to be born in the Empire, it’s best to find some province, by the ocean.

miketurney11: "Evil takes root when one man starts to think that he is better than another". -Joseph Brodsky, Nobel-winning Russian Poet, Essayist

vkey_inc: Join Crunchfish AB CEO Joachim Samuelsson for a webinar on Friday 17th at 8 a.m. CET, with V-Key's CEO Joseph Gan and Lipis Advisors' Managing Consultant Bonni Brodsky joining the panel. Register here:

Jetsetter831: Marked as to-read: Joseph Brodsky by Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

zarandillo: Richard Avedon (American, 1923–2004)Joseph Brodsky, poet, New York City, June 16 , 1991.

vbspurs: Joseph Brodsky is one of those writers my professors always lauded, like a secret code.

zarandillo: "After all, a victim status is not without its sweetness. It commands compassion, confers distinction, and whole nations and continents bask in the murk of mental discounts advertised as the victim’s conscience." JOSEPH BRODSKY

zarandillo: JOSEPH BRODSKY – “At all costs, avoid seeing yourself as a victim”. "No matter how abominable your condition may be, try not to blame anything or anybody: history, the state, superiors, race, parents, the phase of the moon, childhood, toilet training, etc."

zarandillo: "At all costs try to avoid granting yourself the status of the victim. Of all the parts of your body, be most vigilant over your index finger, for it is blame-thirsty." JOSEPH BRODSKY

AlexValchyshen: Featuring a russian who left russia to Istanbul in Mar-22 and now runs a bookstore. The bookstore’s idea is to to start one day dialog btw ordinary Ukrainians and Russians. Yet, the bookstore is named ‘1.5 room’ after Brodsky’s novel of same title

casey_wimpee: ..Being the contents of the suitcase with which Joseph Brodsky left his homeland after being exiled by the Soviets, on 4 June 1972

FilipMili4: Cats drawn by Joseph Brodsky

Gossipak8703: If what distinguishes us from other species is speech, then poetry, which is the supreme linguistic operation, is our anthropological - indeed, genetic - goal.,Joseph Brodsky,Goal, Speech, Which ,

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

HumanShang946: It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.,Joseph Brodsky,Everything, Well, Something ,

MarcusCato399: “That’s what the role of the city in the universe is. Because the city is static while we are moving. Because we go and beauty stays. Because we are headed for the future, while beauty is the eternal present.” - Joseph Brodsky, Watermark

Datchou30599455: Poetry seems to be the only weapon able to beat language, using language's own means.,Joseph Brodsky,Language, Seems, Beat ,

Janssma3959: Poetry seems to be the only weapon able to beat language, using language's own means.,Joseph Brodsky,Language, Seems, Beat ,

PeaceLoveKimchi: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

Thor_2000: Bad literature is a form of treason. - Joseph Brodsky

ReeJoy1824: The more one reads poetry, the less tolerant one becomes of any sort of verbosity, be that in political or philosophical discourse, be that in history, social studies or the art of fiction.,Joseph Brodsky,Art, History, Political ,

Thor_2000: Bad literature is a form of treason. - Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

jonmsweeney: It was 30 years ago this month I met Joseph Brodsky at Much Ado Books in Marblehead, Massachusetts. I spent many a Sunday afternoon in 1992-93 at that amazing bookstore (now long gone). Didn't matter that I had very little money; I had credit cards.

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

princessekateri: Don’t leave the room! Let furniture keep you company, vanish, merge with the wall, barricade your iris from the chronos, the eros, the cosmos, the virus. (From an untitled poem) Joseph Brodsky 1969/1970

CerebralWisdom: Life-the way it really is-is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse. - Joseph Brodsky

RamonSomoza1: There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

Pendidikan4Id: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

behbastos: Mikhail Baryshnikov and Joseph Brodsky, in a Song of Exiled Russians - The New York Times

DilettanteryPod: In genuine tragedy it's not the fine hero that finally dies, it seems, but, from constant wear and tear, night after night, the old stage set itself, giving way at the seams. -Lullaby of Cape Cod, Joseph Brodsky

ThatJohnChaffee: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” - Joseph Brodsky Wow. I’ll need to sit on that for a bit.

jodyjsperling: Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. Even your super weirdo creep cousin. — Joseph Brodsky

AntonCKowalski: 1. “Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” ―Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak 3. “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ―Joseph Brodsky.

john_self: Joseph Brodsky / Harold Brodkey

biblibot: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

katerilemmens: "A poet is someone for whom every word is not the end but the beginning of a thought." Joseph Brodsky

MelanieJaxn: There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. -Joseph Brodsky

op109: Brodsky with kitty from PoetswithCats **** Joseph Brodsky: "A poet is someone for whom every word is not the end but the beginning of a thought."

algunasvainitas: “I wish you were here, dear, in this hemisphere, as I sit on the porch sipping a beer. It’s evening, the sun is setting; boys shout and gulls are crying. What’s the point of forgetting if it’s followed by dying?” Joseph Brodsky.

RaymondPettibon: Joseph Brodsky - On Ukrainian Independence

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

sylviaplathinfo: US Poets First Day of Issue 21 April 2012: Sylvia Plath, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, E.E. Cummings, Elizabeth Bishop, Theodore Roethke, Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, and Joseph Brodsky, and Denise Levertov. Unopened. $25 plus shipping.

FionaZerbst: "For some reason, the past doesn't radiate such immense monotony as the future does. Because of its plenitude, the future is propaganda." - Joseph Brodsky

historyarmenia: Tumanyan's works were translated by Valeri Bryusov, Konstantin Balmont, Joseph Brodsky, Samuil Marshak, Bella Akhmadulina and others. There are 2 museums of Tumanyan in Armenia, one in his birthplace Dsegh & another one in Yerevan. Tumanyan's museum in Yerevan was opened in 1953.

poemakontsa: Poets and cats Joseph Brodsky

JoannaLaromani: Joseph Brodsky ‘Six Years Later’ [1968]

Pendidikan4Id: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

poemthink: Joseph Brodsky: "A poet is someone for whom every word is not the end but the beginning of a thought." Eavan Boland: "such music--gutteral, hurt to the quick--as I hear now [...] my speech with not heal. I do not want it to heal."

gluhovaart: A part of Nobel speech by Joseph Brodsky

RamonSomoza1: There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

CSPDuofan: “For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life – the lesson of your utter insignificance.” ~ Joseph Brodsky KODREA FEBIBIG ON IWANTASAP

iammdrehanalam: Man is what he reads. Joseph Brodsky

CerebralWisdom: Life-the way it really is-is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse. - Joseph Brodsky

Godgift64107811: Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production. -Joseph Brodsky kalim~ SUMBUL GRACING BB16 FINALE

2ndsights: A loyal subject of these second-rate years, I proudly admit that my finest ideas are second-rate, and may the future take them as trophies of my struggle against suffocation. Joseph Brodsky, "I Sit By the Window", 1971

tsaralounga: To continue the good taste - good person (as in less evil) correlation *** Again from Joseph Brodsky Nobel Prize speech: “The richer an individual's aesthetic experience, the more solid his taste, the clearer his moral choices, the freer he is - although perhaps not happier”

stradijanizam: Joseph Brodsky said: The reason English-speaking readers can barely tell the difference between Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky is that they aren't reading the prose of either one. They're reading Constance Garnett.

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

Flashmaggie: "There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them." --- Joseph Brodsky

Somewhere_Life_: ‘When two people have humanity in common they can be friends.’ ~ a tangled mind poets Joseph Brodsky and Seamus Heaney

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LLavitha: Poetry seems to be the only weapon able to beat language, using language's own means. - Joseph Brodsky Deekshith ARISING WINNER PRIYANKA JEET KI HAQDAR PRIYANKA

DriaPustaka: “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky

Maisieth59: The one who writes a poem writes it above all because verse writing is an extraordinary accelerator of conscience, of thinking, of comprehending the universe. Joseph Brodsky

qc: "If there is any substitute for love, it is memory." — Joseph Brodsky

travmexico: “Venice is eternity itself.” Joseph Brodsky

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