External Websites

The following links to external websites provide more information about the life and works of Joseph Brodsky.

Biographical information about Joseph Brodsky also can be found on the following websites:

Academy of American Poets External
Biography of Joseph Brodsky, samples of his poetry, and a selected bibliography.
Enycylopedia Britannica External
Enycylopedia Britannica entry on Joseph Brodsky.
Nobelprize.org External
Biography of Joseph Brosky, as well as links to his Nobel Prize presentation speech, banquet speech, and other resources.
Poetry Foundation External
Biography of Joseph Brodsky, bibliography of his writings, and suggestions for further reading.
Joseph Brodsky Collection External
Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections.
Joseph Brodsky correspondence, 1965-1972 External
Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Joseph Brodsky papers External
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

For the latest news and discussions related to Joseph Brodsky, see:

A selected list of news articles, interviews, and conversations, arranged in chronological order, follows below.

"Obituary: Joseph Brodsky" External
Independent. January 30, 1996.
The Poet And The Poem An Interview External
American Poetry Review, vol.21, no.6, Nov/Dec, 1992, pp. 51-54
"Joseph Brodsky 'A Book of Poems Next to Every Bible'" External
Radio Curious. November 18, 1991. (29:00)
Joseph Brodsky and Modernist Poetics External
PMLA, vol.107, no.5 October, 1992, pp. 1285-1286
Poetry as a Form of Resistance to Reality External
PMLA, vol.107, no.2, March, 1992, pp. 220-225
Joseph Brodsky Goes From Gulag to U.S. Poet Laureate External
New York Times. May 11, 1991.
Featured Author: Joseph Brodsky External
Archived reviews, articles and essays by and about Joseph Brodsky on the New York Times Web site. Free subscription required.
Brodsky reads "A Season" External
The Academy of American Poets. (1:54)

Many videos of Joseph Brodsky reading and discussing his work can be found through the following two sources:

YouTube - "Joseph Brodsky" search results External
Numerous videos of Joseph Brodsky reading and performing his work appear through this YouTube search on his name.
"5 Poems by Joseph Brodsky" External
PoemsBeingRead via Youtube. December 11, 2010. (8:30)
"A Room and a Half" External
Poets.org. January 31, 2010. (2:42)
"Plato Elaborated (Poem)" External
Poetry International Archives. 1989. (4:03)

1978 – Honorary degree of Doctor of Letters, Yale University
1979 – Fellowship of American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
1981 – John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation award
1986 – Honorary doctorate of literature from Oxford University
The International Center in New York's Award of Excellence
1986 – National Book Critics Award for Criticism, for Less Than One (essay collection)
1987 – Nobel Prize for Literature
1989 – Honorary doctorate from the University of Essex
1989 – Honorary degree from Dartmouth College
1991 – Honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Humanities at Uppsala University, Sweden
1991 – Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Award
1993 – Honorary degree from the University of Silesia in Poland
Honorary member of the International Academy of Science, Munich

Joseph Brodsky, U.S. Poet Laureate: A Resource Guide