Joseph Brodsky — Short Works

Samizdat early 1960s; tamizdat 1965; USSR late 1980s; alternative title *Elegy for John Donne*.

Samizdat 1965–68; tamizdat 1970; first USSR publication late 1980s.

Gorbunov and Gorchakov is a poem by Russian and English poet, essayist, dramatist Joseph Brodsky.

Classical themes; samizdat circulation.

Composed early 1960s; samizdat circulation; USSR publication late 1980s.

Poems from the late 1960s – early 1970s; samizdat; USSR publication late 1980s.

Popular samizdat poem; USSR publication late 1980s; alternative title *Never Leave your room*.

Poem cycle; samizdat; USSR publication late 1980s

Short lyrical poem; samizdat circulation; multiple variants.

Samizdat circulation; USSR publication late 1980s; variant translations

Early 60s poems; samizdat; tamizdat 1970; USSR late 1980s.

A Stop in a Desert is the second book of poems of Joseph Brodsky and the first composed by the poet himself. It is considered the result of the early works of the poet.

Poetic cycle; samizdat circulation prior to publication; first USSR publication late 1980s; variant titles.

Early poem; samizdat circulation; bibliographic information uncertain.

Well-known lyric poem; samizdat circulation; later USSR publication.

Political poem; samizdat circulation.

Written during Brodsky's exile-era; circulated as samizdat; USSR publication in late 1980s.