If what distinguishes us from other species is speech, then poetry, which is the supreme linguistic operation, is our anthropological - indeed, genetic - goal.
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"If what distinguishes us from other species is speech, then poetry, which is the supreme linguistic operation, is our anthropological - indeed, genetic - goal." — Joseph Brodsky
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If what distinguishes us from other species is speech, then poetry, which is the supreme linguistic operation, is our anthropological - indeed, genetic - goal. — Joseph Brodsky
About Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky was a Poet from Soviet Union (1940–1996).
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This quote is attributed to Joseph Brodsky, a Poet from Soviet Union.
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Joseph Brodsky lived from 1940 – 1996.