Charles Simic Named Poet Laureate
American poet Charles Simic was recently named as the United States' 15th poet laureate by the Library of Congress which described his poetry as accessible with some flashes of ironic humor.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet succeeds Donald Hall and joins a list of distinguished poets who have served in the position, including Ted Kooser, Louise Gluck, Billy Collins, Stanley Kunitz, Robert Pinsky, Robert Hass, Rita Dove and Robert Penn Warren.
The Libraries collection of Simic's works are available via Diamond: The Libraries Catalog.
Additional resources on Charles Simic are available from the following sources:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet succeeds Donald Hall and joins a list of distinguished poets who have served in the position, including Ted Kooser, Louise Gluck, Billy Collins, Stanley Kunitz, Robert Pinsky, Robert Hass, Rita Dove and Robert Penn Warren.
The Libraries collection of Simic's works are available via Diamond: The Libraries Catalog.
Additional resources on Charles Simic are available from the following sources:
- Charles Simic - biographies and literary criticisms from Literature Resource Center
- Charles Simic - texts and literary criticisms from Literature Online (LION)
- Charles Simic - biography and poems from Academy of American Poets
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