Talk:Charles Simic

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I think the link to FoetLaureate should be included as an external link. It's not the most visually appealing site, to be sure, but I think it provides an interesting perspective. I do admit I'm the one who wrote the piece the site links to, but I did not encourage, nor do I have anything to do with the site. Thanks. Bluehole (talk) 21:03, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Contents 1 Fair use rationale for Image:Csimic.jpg 2 Is it possible to add a poem or stanza or couplet of poetry? 3 Say what? 4 Question 5 Pronunciation

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Csimic.jpg

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[edit] Is it possible to add a poem or stanza or couplet of poetry?

I think it would be great to have a bit of Simic's poetry in here. The only glimpse is one quoted line, and even then it's not clear that this is from a a poem.

Also, or failing that, the article could identify by title a couple of typical or well-known Simic poems.

I could do this if nobody else feels particularly motivated to do so. RUReady2Testify 18:48, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

A small snippet is okay, a full poem would not be. Corvus cornix 21:43, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Say what?

imagistic poems which, like those of William Blake, have their roots in observed objects that serve to extrapolate the universe - somebody want to translate that into something understandable? Corvus cornix 21:43, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Not easy. I think this means that the object is extrapolated to the universe, i.e. that the object serves as a microcosm. That would imply depicting a structure for the object that maps nicely into a structure discerned in the universe... but I don't know if Simic actually does that a lot. Does he? Or is it more accurate to say that he uses objects to symbolize the universe (which is less specific)? Myron 10:44, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question

How do we know his birth name is Dušan Simić? Robert Happelberg (talk) 00:08, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

The article should give a guide to pronouncing his name. Kdammers (talk) 10:15, 11 April 2008 (UTC)