| Author: | Charles Simic | ISBN: | 9780547691695 |
| Publisher: | HMH Books | Publication: | October 17, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Mariner Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Simic |
| ISBN: | 9780547691695 |
| Publisher: | HMH Books |
| Publication: | October 17, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Mariner Books |
| Language: | English |
Hamlet’s ghost wandering the halls of a Vegas motel, a street corner ventriloquist using passersby as dummies, and Jesus panhandling in a weed-infested Eden are just a few of the startling conceits Simic unleashes in this collection. “Few contemporary poets have been as influential-or inimitable-as Charles Simic” (New York Times Book Review).
Hamlet’s ghost wandering the halls of a Vegas motel, a street corner ventriloquist using passersby as dummies, and Jesus panhandling in a weed-infested Eden are just a few of the startling conceits Simic unleashes in this collection. “Few contemporary poets have been as influential-or inimitable-as Charles Simic” (New York Times Book Review).
