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Gratitude despite the odds
Joseph Brodsky, on being grateful
Shortly after he turned forty, Joseph Brodsky wrote a poem to commemorate the occasion: “May 24, 1980,” in its English translation; in Russian, with just its opening line as a title, “Я входил вместо дикого зверя в клетку,” or, “I walked into the cage instead of the wild beast.” Но пока мне рот не забили глиной,из него раздаваться будет лишь благодарность. And that even though I was too sick to meet him in person, that I can experience him, his words, his cadences, and his gratitude despite the unbelievable hand he was dealt, today, almost thirty years after his death.
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