The Voice at 3:00 A.M.: Selected Late and New Poems - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Houghton MifflinISBN-13:9780156030731ISBN-10:015603073XUPC:9780156030731Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Subjects & Themes, Caribbean & Latin AmericanBook Topic:Inspirational & ReligiousSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5Product ID:SCFV3BE49H
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 nominated for a National Book Award. The recipient of many prizes, Simic most recently received Canada's Griffin Prize. The poems in this collection--spanning two decades of his work--present a rich and varied survey of a remarkable lyrical journey. In the Street
Beauty, dark goddess,
We met and parted
As though we parted not.
Like two stopped watches
In a dusty store window,
One golden morning of time.
Beauty, dark goddess,
We met and parted
As though we parted not.
Like two stopped watches
In a dusty store window,
One golden morning of time.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Houghton MifflinISBN-13:9780156030731ISBN-10:015603073XUPC:9780156030731Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Subjects & Themes, Caribbean & Latin AmericanBook Topic:Inspirational & ReligiousSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5Product ID:SCFV3BE49H
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CHARLES SIMIC was born in Belgrade and emigrated to the United States in 1954. He is the author of many books of poetry and prose. Among other honors, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990 and served as the Poet Laureate of the United States in 2007-2008.
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