Charles Simic Best Poems - April 2024

Sixty Poems

Here are sixty of Charles Simic's best known poems, collected to celebrate his appointment as the fifteenth Poet Laureate of the United States.

• ASIN: 0156035642
• ASIN: 0156035642
• ISBN: 0156035642
• Brand: Simic, Charles
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Come Closer and Listen: New Poems

An insightful and haunting new collection from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic Irreverent and sly, observant and keenly imagined, Come Closer and Listen is the latest work from one of our most beloved poets. With his trademark sense of humor, open-hearted empathy, and perceptive vision, Charles Simic roots his poetry in the ordinary world while still taking in the wide sweep of the human experience. From poems pithy, wry, and cutting—“Time—that murderer/that no has caught yet”—to his layered reflections on everything from love to grief to the wonders of nature, from the sto... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07H526Z3R
• ASIN: B07H526Z3R
• Manufacturer: Ecco

The World Doesn't End

• ASIN: 0156983508
• ASIN: 0156983508
• ISBN: 0156983508
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Voice at 3:00 am Pa

Charles Simic has been widely celebrated for his brilliant poetic imagery; his social, political, and moral alertness; his uncanny ability to make the ordinary extraordinary; and not least, the sardonic humor all his own. Gathering much of his material from the seemingly mundane minutiae of contemporary American culture, Simic matches meditations on spiritual concerns and the weight of history with a nimble wit, shifting effortlessly to moments of clear vision and intense poetic revelation. Chosen as one of the New York Library's 25 Books to Remember for 2003, The Voice at 3:00 A. M. was also ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 015603073X
• ASIN: 015603073X
• ISBN: 015603073X
• Manufacturer: Mariner

"Be A Wolf", CHARLES SIMIC POEM, Poetry Quote Print, Typography Poster, Inspirational Quote, Minimalist Wall Art - FREE POSTER WITH EVERY ORDER

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• ASIN: B07Q7W28QT
• ASIN: B07Q7W28QT
• Brand: Boutique Poetry
• Size: 11 x 14 Inch

The Lunatic: Poems

From Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate Charles Simic comes a dazzling collection of poems as original, meditative, and humorous as the legendary poet himself.This latest volume of poetry from Charles Simic, one of America’s most celebrated poets, demonstrates his revered signature style—a mix of understated brilliance, wry melancholy, and sardonic wit. These seventy luminous poems range in subject from mortality to personal ads, from the simple wonders of nature to his childhood in war-torn Yugoslavia.For over fifty years, Simic has delighted readers with his innovative form, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00LZXJ700
• ASIN: B00LZXJ700
• Manufacturer: Ecco

The Horse Has Six Legs: An Anthology of Serbian Poetry

THE UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THIS VITAL ANTHOLOGY, WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY EDITOR AND TRANSLATOR CHARLES SIMIC When The Horse Has Six Legs was first published in 1992, as war and hatred tore through the Balkans, this anthology of Serbian poetry became a landmark for some of the most compelling poetry in the contemporary world. "The ironies, in 1993, of giving an award to Serbian poets will be evident to many," Carolyn Kizer wrote in her judge's citation for the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award. "But the glory of great poetry is that it transcends its time and these agonized eve... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1555975577
• ASIN: 1555975577
• ISBN: 1555975577
• Manufacturer: Graywolf Press

A Wake for the Living: Poems

Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Simic introduces and translates the poems of Serbian feminist, activist, and writer Radmila LazicDead-born will be your wishes.Your every hope will be a widow.And as for love, there won't be enoughTo spread on a slice of bread.--from "Twilight Metaphysics"Translated and introduced with the surrealist wit that is Charles Simic's signature, A Wake for the Living offers American readers, for the first time in English, the brilliance of Serbian poet Radmila Lazic. Through her compelling and strange leaps and dodges, Lazic describes an identity-personal and political-i... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1555973906
• ASIN: 1555973906
• ISBN: 1555973906
• Brand: Brand: Graywolf Press
• Manufacturer: Graywolf Press

That Little Something

That Little Something is the superb eighteenth collection from one of America’s most vital and honored poets. Over the course of his singular career, Charles Simic has won nearly every accolade, including the Pulitzer Prize, and he served as the poet laureate of the United States from 2007 to 2008.His wry humor and darkly illuminating vision are on full display here as he moves close to the dark ironies of history and human experience. Simic understands the strange interplay between the ordinary and the odd, between reality and imagination. That Little Something is a stunning collection from... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0156035391
• ASIN: 0156035391
• ISBN: 0156035391
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

The Best American Poetry: 1992

An anthology of poetry features the best work work of poets, many well known, many never before published. Simultaneous.

• ASIN: 0020698453
• ASIN: 0020698453
• ISBN: 9780020698456
• Manufacturer: Collier Books

Walking the Black Cat

Hamlet’s ghost wandering the halls of a Vegas motel, a street corner ventriloquist using passersby as dummies, and Jesus panhandling in a weed-infested Eden are just a few of the startling conceits Simic unleashes in this collection. “Few contemporary poets have been as influential-or inimitable-as Charles Simic” (New York Times Book Review).

• ASIN: 015600481X
• ASIN: 015600481X
• ISBN: 015600481X
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

A Wedding in Hell

Simic puts chirping birds, sex, and happiness into a world of broken windows, shivering trees, soldiers, lone dogs, the homeless of the city, and a God still making up his mind. “Provocative...a tantalizing, beautiful fusion of visions” (Bloomsbury Review).

• ASIN: 0156001292
• ASIN: 0156001292
• ISBN: 0156001292
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin

"Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew..." quote by Charles Simic, laser engraved on wooden plaque - Size: 8"x10"

"Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket." quote by Charles Simic Motivation and inspiration are what gets us out of bed every morning. To give you that drive and touch of magic that you need in your life, why not add some wise words to your home or office today. With the finest thoughts of the greatest minds laser engraved into premium quality beechwood, the words that move you will decorate beautifully your home for years. Perfect for remembering what life is all about. A suitable gift for colleagues, friends and family. Also, it is a fantastic decoration item for shelv... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06XZ2QLYP
• ASIN: B06XZ2QLYP
• Brand: Mundus Souvenirs
• Size: Large - 8''x10''
• Manufacturer: Mundus Souvenirs

My Noiseless Entourage: Poems

This new collection of poems from Charles Simic demonstrates once again his wit, moral acuity, and brilliant use of imagery. His settings are a farmhouse porch, a used-clothing store, empty station platforms; his subjects love, futility, and the sense of an individual life lived among a crowd of literal and imaginary presences. Both sharp and sympathetic, the poems of this collection confirm Simic's place as one of the most important and appealing poets of our time. To Dreams I'm still living at all the old addresses,Wearing dark glasses even indoors,On the hush-hush sharing my bedWith phantom... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0151012148
• ASIN: 0151012148
• ISBN: 0151012148
• Manufacturer: Harcourt

The Best American Poetry 2015 (The Best American Poetry series)

The premier anthology of contemporary American poetry continues with an exceptional volume edited by award-winning novelist and poet Sherman Alexie, now with a new essay by Alexie on reactions to the 2015 publication.Since its debut in 1988, The Best American Poetry has become a mainstay for the direction and spirit of American poetry. Each volume in the series presents the year’s most extraordinary new poems and writers. Guest editor Sherman Alexie’s picks for The Best American Poetry 2015 highlight the depth and breadth of the American experience. Culled from electronic and print journal... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476708207
• ASIN: 1476708207
• ISBN: 1476708207
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Charles Simic: Selected Early Poems

Selected Early Poems spans the years 1963-1983 and includes works from Simic's first twelve

• UPC: 20599394

New and Selected Poems : 1962-2012

Collects four hundred of the American writer's poems about such topics as folktales, marriage, war, life, and American

• UPC: 21308473
• Rating: 4.0

The Voice at 3:00 A.M. : Selected Late and New Poems

The Voice at 3:00 A.M.: Selected Late & New

• UPC: 4214763
• Rating: 5.0

Sixty Poems

Collects sixty poems from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Poet Laureate of the United States, including "A Book Full of Pictures," "Paradise Motel," and "Late

• UPC: 7753429

Scribbled in the Dark : Poems

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate, a collection of elegiac, irreverent new poems--an American master at the height of his talent The latest volume of poetry from Charles Simic hums with the liveliness of

• UPC: 652536255

Unending Blues : Poems

Unending Blues

• UPC: 39567820

The Voice at 3 : 00 A.M.: Selected Late & New Poems

The Voice at 3

• UPC: 957066966

Come Closer and Listen : New Poems

9780062908469

• UPC: 466112219

One Hundred of the Best Poems on the European War Volume 1

One Hundred of the Best Poems on the European War Volume 1 Height : 0.43 In Length : 9.02 In Width : 5.98 In Weight : 0.61

• UPC: 916640432

One Hundred of the Best Poems on the European War

One Hundred of the Best Poems on the European

• UPC: 481468891

The Best American Poetry, 1992 by Simic, Charles

• UPC: 193322680863
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 6 USD

Best American Poetry, 1992 by Simic, Charles

• UPC: 223793982789
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 3 USD

The Best American Poetry, 1992 by Simic, Charles

• UPC: 193125749991
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 6 USD