1. 1963: Josef Brodsky by Gillian Colhoun

    Lent’s soulful question swiftly followed your arrival.
    More seductive than sugar, more toxic than wine
    How beguiling the path of the crowd must be.
    The compulsion to silently acquiesce - surely that’s
    The most malignant, most corruptive temptation?

    Your answer was to stand up, not to give up.
    Thank you, Iosip.





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