(1940–96), Russian-born American poet; born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky. He wrote both in Russian and in English, and was most famous for his collection The End of a Beautiful Era (1977). Nobel Prize for Literature (1987).
Definition of Brodsky, Joseph in US English:
Brodsky, Joseph
proper nounˈbrädskē
(1940–96), US poet; born in Russia; born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky ; US poet laureate 1991. Writing both in Russian and in English, he was noted for his collection The End of a Beautiful Era (1977). Nobel Prize for Literature (1987).