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American poetry is this country's greatest patrimony. It takes a stranger to see some things clearly. This is one of them, and I am that stranger.
Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky
Born: May 24, 1940
Died: Jan 28, 1996

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