On Grief and Reason: Essays by Joseph Brodsky Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc. (10 April 1997) Amazon A posthumously published collection of Joseph Brodsky's essays, On Grief and Reason is a series of meditations on literature as a moral and civilising force. For Brodsky, poetry is something that sharpens perception, preserves individual freedom, and is … Continue reading On Grief and Reason →