Charles Simic

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in Belgrade, Serbia

May 09, 1938

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Poetry

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Charles Simic (born Dušan Simić) is a Serbian-American poet and the 15th Poet Laureate of the United States. He is co-Poetry Editor of the Paris Review. Simic is the 2007 recipient of the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets. This $100,000 (US) prize recognizes outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 6,576 ratings · 578 reviews · 95 distinct works · Similar authors

	The World Doesn't End 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 1,063 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Voice at 3:00 A.M.: Selected Late and New Poems 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking the Black Cat 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hotel Insomnia 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sixty Poems 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dime-Store Alchemy 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Early Poems 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Noiseless Entourage 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jackstraws 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Gods and Devils 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars