Tag Archives: Joseph Brodsky

Three Beams Closing In and In on the Star

By Robin Bates | Published: January 8, 2023

In Brodsky’s “Nativity Poem,” epiphany starts small but grows.

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Which Poets Should Ukraine Honor?

By Robin Bates | Published: May 23, 2022

Ukraine is currently taking down monuments to Russian-speaking poets and authors.

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A Russian Poet’s View of Ukraine

By Robin Bates | Published: April 20, 2022

Brodsky’s “On Ukrainian Independence” captures the depth of Russia’s feeling for Ukraine–which explains a lot.

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The Holy Family as Refugees

By Robin Bates | Published: January 2, 2016

The story about the holy family’s flight into Egypt is particularly powerful at the moment given the Syrian refugee crisis. This Joseph Brodsky poem captures both the tension of the flight and the Christmas promise.

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Lights As If Out of Nowhere

By Robin Bates | Published: December 22, 2013

Joseph Brodsky wrote a series of Christmas poems, including this one

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