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At his trial, this exchange took place btween Joseph Brodsky and the judge:

Judge: And what is your profession, in general?
Brodsky: I am a poet and a literary translator.
Judge: Who recognizes you as a poet? Who enrolled you in the ranks of poets?
Brodsky: No one. Who enrolled me in the ranks of humankind?

#fragments#((i believe i've read this somewhere roughly around age 15??))#joseph brodsky
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