Charles Simic
United States Poet Laureate gives a free reading from his collections and newest work.
When: Thursday, May 22, 2008, 8 p.m.
Where: UCSB Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd., Santa Barbara
Cost: Free
Age limit: Not available
Categories: Lectures
Description: UCSB Arts & Lectures and the UCSB Libraries present poet Charles Simic in the 45th Annual Edwin and Jean Corle Memorial Lecture titled An Evening with the Poet Laureate of the United States.
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 ironic humor,” and it is often praised for its accessibility, ease and surprising imagery.
Phone: 805-893-3535
Event posted May 1, 2008
Last updated May 2, 2008
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