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Charles Simic quotes

American Poet May 9, 1938

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Charles Simic quote: "If I believe in anything, it is in the dark night of the soul...."
If I believe in anything, it is in the dark night of the soul. Awe is my religion, and mystery is its church. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal..."
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "Poetry is an orphan of silence."
Poetry is an orphan of silence. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "The stars know everything, So we try to read their minds. As..."
The stars know everything, So we try to read their minds. As distant as they are, We choose to whisper in their presence. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "The ambition of much of today's literary theory seems to be to..."
The ambition of much of today's literary theory seems to be to find ways to read literature without imagination. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "If the sky falls they shall have clouds for supper."
If the sky falls they shall have clouds for supper. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark alley."
Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark alley. Charles Simic
Charles Simic, when asked what he thought of Slam Poetry events: "They are fun, but they have as much to do with poetry as Elvis Presley had to do with Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk". Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "Only poetry can measure the distance between ourselves and the..."
Only poetry can measure the distance between ourselves and the Other. Charles Simic
Lyric poets are always corrupting the young, making them choke in self-pity and indulge in reverie. Dirty sex and direspect for authority is what they have been whispering into their ears for ages. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "A true confession: I believe in a soluble fish."
A true confession: I believe in a soluble fish. Charles Simic
For Emily Dickinson every philosophical idea was a potential lover. Metaphysics is the realm of eternal seduction of the spirit by ideas. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for..."
One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while..."
Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all others were making ships. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket."
Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket. Charles Simic

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