New And Selected Poems: 1962-2012

New And Selected Poems: 1962-2012

<DIV><DIV><DIV>€œIt takes just one glimpse of Charles Simic€s work to establish that he is a master, ruler of his own eccentric kingdom of jittery syntax and signature insight.€ -<I>Los Angeles Times</I></div><br>For over fifty years, Charles Simic has been widely celebrated for his brilliant and innovative poetic imagery, his sardonic wit, and a voice all his own. He has been awarded nearly every major literary prize for his poetry, including a Pulitzer and a MacArthur grant, in addition to serving as the poet laureate of the United States in 2007 and 2008.<br><br>In this new volume, he distills his life€s work, combining for the first time the best of his early poems with his later works€"including nearly three dozen revisions€"along with seventeen new, never-before-published poems. Simic€s body of work draws inspiration from a range of topics, from the inscrutability of ordinary life to American blues, from folktales to marriage and war.<br><br>Consistently exciting and unexpected, the nearly four hundred poems in this volume represent the best of one of America€s most distinguished and original poets.</p><p></p></div></div>