Brodsky
Joseph, 1940–96, U.S. poet, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1987; U.S. poet laureate 1991–92.
Contemporary Examples
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From Moscow to Queens, Down Sergei Dovlatov Way Daniel Genis September 14, 2014
The Title IX Complaint Against Yale Jessica Bennett April 1, 2011
The Title IX Complaint Against Yale Jessica Bennett April 1, 2011
Historical Examples
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills James R. Mears
The Genius Margaret Horton Potter
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills James R. Mears
The Genius Margaret Horton Potter
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills James R. Mears
noun
Joseph, original name Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky. 1940–96, US poet, born in the Soviet Union. His collections include The End of a Beautiful Era (1977). Nobel prize for literature 1987
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