Charles Simic
Serbian-American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for The World Doesn't End and served as Poet Laureate. His surrealist, darkly comic poems draw on the violence of twentieth-century history.
Works
- What the Grass SaysEarly collection exploring objects, nature, and the mystery of things
- Dismantling the SilencePoems about silence, war, Eastern European identity, and dark knowledge
- The World Doesn't EndProse poetry collection exploring the surreal, philosophical, and domestic
- Hotel InsomniaPoems about sleeplessness, the absurd, and philosophical contemplation
- New and Selected PoemsSelected poems showcasing range from surreal to narrative voice