So Forth (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Brodsky
- First Published: 1996
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: History, Parents and children, Voyages, Fathers, Death or dying, Tragedy, Russia or Russian people, Soviet Union or Soviets, Joy or sorrow
Brodsky’s last collection contains some superb poems that are as good as any he ever wrote: for example, “Cappadocia,” “Portrait of Tragedy,” “An Admonition,” and “Constancy.” The reader is thankful for these poems and instantly recognizes the voice of a great poet. It is more difficult, however, to gain a true sense of Brodsky’s poetic personality in these poems than in previous volumes; the peaks and troughs of individual poems sometimes seem incommensurable. Two forces are at work in this collection that undermine the quality of some of the poems: Brodsky’s...
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