

For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. Graves, Paul Clifton (Translator) Brodsky, Joseph (Author) Kjellberg, Ann (Editor). There are restrictions for re-using this image. 'Seven Strophes' and 'Cappadocia' in Joseph Brodsky: Collected Poems in English. Denis Akhapkins articles on Brodsky also illustrate an attempt to bypass the. Four poems by Czeslaw Milosz, Nobel Prize laureate in literature 1980. The Representation of Alexander Blok in Soviet Cinema. Four poems by Jaroslav Seifert, Nobel Prize laureate in literature 1984. 20, 101.Ĭollection Area(s) Arts of the Islamic World Web Resources Google Cultural Institute SI Usage Statement Seven Strophes by Joseph Brodsky, Nobel Prize laureate in literature 1987.

A Collector's Passion: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar and Persian Lacquer. Massumeh Farhad, Mary McWilliams, Simon Rettig.Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)Įzzat-Malek Soudavar Iranian, 1913-2014 Published References See Deed of Gift, original in object file, Collections Management Office. The collection remained in Geneva until its arrival at the Arthur M. 30, 2013, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
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They had a tempestuous affair, ending with Brodsky's trial and exile from the Soviet Union. See letter from Abolala Soudavar dated Nov. What is the meaning of the poem Seven Strophes by Joseph Brodsky - Quora Answer: 'Seven Strophes' is dedicated to Marina Basmanova, Brodsky's muse, great love and mother of his son Andrei. This information was provided by Abolala Soudavar in 2013. Muriel Rukeyser, Then 7) I shall have poetry in my. On March 24, 2011, Ezzat-Malek Soudavar formally gave the collection to her son, Abolala Soudavar. 6) When I am dead, even then,/I will still love you, I will wait in these poems,/When I am dead, even then/I am still listening to you. Around 1980, Ezzat-Malek Soudavar moved her collection for safekeeping to Geneva, Switzerland, in a bank safe deposit that she had. According to Abolala Soudavar, his mother amassed most of her collection during the 1960s and 1970s. Sackler Gallery, gift of Abolala Soudavar in 2014. It was you, on my right, on my left, with your heated sighs, who molded my helix whispering at my side. I was but what your gaze in that dark could distinguish: a dim shape to begin with, later - features, a face. Ībolala Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland, gift of his mother, Ezzat-Malek Soudavar. Seven Strophes I was but what you'd brush with your palm, what your leaning brow would hunch to in evening 's raven - black hush. Elements of the verse: questions and answers Rhyme scheme: abca caXd Xede fggf ebee cXgXXcdcc Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9, Closest metre: iambic. This option may be re-enabled by the project by placing a file with the name ".Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Tehran, Iran and Geneva, Switzerland. NOTE: As of directory index display has been disabled by default. Contact the project administrators of this project via email (see the upper right-hand corner of the Project Summary page for their usernames) at you are a maintainer of this web content, please refer to the Site Documentation regarding web services for further assistance.

