Charles Simic

Poet and essayist Charles Simic, recently recognized as the 15th Poet Laureate of the United States, will discuss his works and writing in the morning. At 7:00 PM he will read from his poems.

The Poetry Society's Annual Lecture. "Drawing on his experience as Poet Laureate of the United States, Charles will deliver a playful and provocative lecture about the shifts in today's poetic landscape from Belgrade to Boston. This event will be hosted by Anne-Marie Fyfe, Chair of the Poetry Society." ... (more)Tickets £12, concessions and Poetry Society members £8.

Author: Charles Simic,
15th Poet Laureate of the United States (2007-2008), was born in Belgrade,
Yugoslavia, 1n 1938, and immigrated to the U.S. at age 15. A poet,
essayist and translator, Charles has written numerous collections of poems,
among them: My Noiseless Entourage (2005); Selected ... (more)Poems:
1963-2003 (2004), for which he received the 2005 International Griffin
Poetry Prize; The Voice at 3:00 AM: Selected Late and New Poems (2003)
and The World Doesn't End: Prose Poems (1990), for which he received The
Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for Poetry. Charles has won a Wallace Stevens
Award, two PEN Awards for translations and a MacArthur Fellowship. Prose
books include: Memory Piano (2006); A Fly in My Soup (2003)
and Dime-Store Alchemy: The Art of Joseph Cornell (1992). Charles
is Emeritus Professor of the University of New Hampshire, where he taught for 34
years. Charles has a sweet tooth for pinkberry ice cream as noted
in his photograph.
Title: The Monster Loves
His Labyrinth: Notebooks, $14.00 Softcover, ISBN 9781931337403, On Sale Date:
September 01, 2008
What: Charles Simic
will read from his books, he talk about his books, his life, his work, answer
audience questions and he will autograph copies of his books at our Author Event. Rainy Day Books will have
Charles Simic's Books for Sale at this Author Event.
When: Thursday, October 23, 2008,
6:30 PM: Reception at 6:00 PM, Reading at 6:30 PM and
Booksigning from 7:30 PM until 8:00 PM
Where:
Rockhurst
University, Convocation Center, Rockhurst Road (E 52nd Street) & Tracy
Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
Admission: $5.00 Regular,
$3.00 Students and Senior Citizens. No one will be denied Admission for
lack of funds. Please Call The Center for Arts and Letters at 816-501-4607
or 816-501-4828 of visit
www.Rockhurst.edu/ArtsAndLetters/ for information about this Series or other
Rockhurst University Cultural Events. Rainy Day Books will have
Charles Simic's Books for Sale at this Author Event.
Sponsored by: Midwest Poets Series;
Rockhurst University: The Center for Arts and Letters; The College of Arts
and Sciences; and Rainy Day Books

A profoundly important poet of our time, Charles Simic is a Pulitzer Prize-winner, the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, and the 15th Poet Laureate of the United States. The Library of Congress calls his work, “a rich body of highly organized poetry with shades of darkness and flashes of ... (more)ironic humor,” and it is often praised for its accessibility, ease and surprising imagery. Simic will read from his collections and his recently-released 18th book of poems, That Little Something.

Co-presented with UCSB Libraries.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

This is a FREE event.

Poet Laureate of the United States since 2007, Charles Simic is an award-winning poet, essayist, editor and translator. The author of 18 books of poetry, he will read from and discuss his newest collection, That Little Something. A book sale and signing will follow. Co-sponsored with the Poetry Foundation.