Portrait of Charles Simic

Charles Simic

Charles Simic (1938–2023) was a poet, essayist, translator, and editor. Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1954 and began publishing English-language poems in 1959. He received the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, was a MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow, and served as poet laureate of the United States from 2007 to 2008.

AGNI has published the following work:

Grandpa’s Spells

Poetry by Charles Simic

The Medium

Poetry by Charles Simic

In the Egyptian Wing of the Museum

Poetry by Charles Simic

Solitude in Hotels

Poetry by Charles Simic

Men Falling Out of the Sky

Poetry by Charles Simic

The Headline

Poetry by Charles Simic

The Soul Has May Brides

Poetry by Charles Simic

Barber College Haircut

Poetry by Charles Simic

House of Horrors

Poetry by Charles Simic

Beauty Parlor

Poetry by Charles Simic

The Story of Crucifixion

Poetry by Charles Simic

AGNI has published the following translations:

Wine of Collusion

Poetry by Aleksander Ristović Translated from the Serbian by Charles Simic

Simple Desire

Poetry by Aleksander Ristović Translated from the Serbian by Charles Simic

About Hope and Dissipation

Poetry by Aleksander Ristović Translated from the Serbian by Charles Simic

The Building with a Crown

Essay by Vladimir Pistalo Translated from the Serbian by Charles Simic
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