PEN Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1980) Winner
Charles Simic
チャールズ・シミック
Charles Simic
Aliases:
Dušan Simić / Душан Симић
Pen Names:
Dušan Simić（birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-05-09 （Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia）
- Died
- 2023-01-09 （Dover, New Hampshire, U.S.） age 84
- Nationality
- Serbian, American
- Languages
- English, Serbian
- Residence History
- Belgrade (birthplace) → Oak Park, Illinois (high school) → Strafford County, New Hampshire (residence) → Dover, New Hampshire (final residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Translator, Essayist, Professor, Editor
- Active Years
- 1967-2023
- Affiliations
- University of New Hampshire (faculty), The Paris Review (poetry editor), American Academy of Arts and Letters (member), Academy of American Poets (chancellor)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (member), Academy of American Poets (chancellor/officer)
- Influenced By
- Emily Dickinson, Pablo Neruda, Fats Waller
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | — | — | B.A. | 1962–1966 | United States |
New York University
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1962–1966
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United States
Earned while working nights to pay tuition
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PEN Translation Prize | — | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1984 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | MacArthur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (finalist) | Selected Poems, 1963–1983 | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
| 1987 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (finalist) | Unending Blues | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
| 1990 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | The World Doesn't End (prose poems) | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Wallace Stevens Award | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Frost Medal | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Vilcek Prize in Literature | — | — | Vilcek Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award | — | — | Zbigniew Herbert Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings | — | — | Struga Poetry Evenings | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Griffin Poetry Prize (International) | Selected Poems: 1963–2003 | — | Griffin Poetry Prize | 受賞 |
| 2007 | United States Poet Laureate | — | 任命 | Library of Congress | 任命 |
| 1995 | Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 選出 |
| 1998 | Academy Fellowship (American Academy of Arts and Letters) | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
PEN Translation Prize
1980
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship
1983
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
受賞
MacArthur Fellowship
1984
Organization:
MacArthur Foundation
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (finalist)
1986
Work:
Selected Poems, 1963–1983
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
最終候補
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (finalist)
1987
Work:
Unending Blues
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
最終候補
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1990
Work:
The World Doesn't End (prose poems)
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
受賞
Wallace Stevens Award
2007
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Frost Medal
2011
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞
Vilcek Prize in Literature
2011
Organization:
Vilcek Foundation
Result:
受賞
Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
2014
Organization:
Zbigniew Herbert Foundation
Result:
受賞
Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings
2017
Organization:
Struga Poetry Evenings
Result:
受賞
Griffin Poetry Prize (International)
2005
Work:
Selected Poems: 1963–2003
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize
Result:
受賞
United States Poet Laureate
2007
Category:
任命
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
任命
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters
1995
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
選出
Academy Fellowship (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
1998
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 71 (1990) Winner
Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1993) Winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2005) Winner
Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2014) Winner
Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
The World Doesn't End
1989 Prose poemsA collection of prose poems juxtaposing the absurd and the profound with dark humor; won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize.
AbsurdityDeath and lifeMemories of warEveryday strangeness
Selected Poems, 1963–1983
1985 Poetry collection (selected)A selected collection of early and middle-period poems; critically acclaimed and noted by Harold Bloom.
MemorySolitudeHumor and black humor
Unending Blues
1986 Poetry collectionA volume touching on loneliness, loss, and observations on American life; finalist for the 1987 Pulitzer Prize.
LonelinessAmerican societySense of loss
The Lunatic
2015 Poetry collectionA collection reflecting late-life perspectives, memory and fantasy.
AgingMemoryFantasy
No Land in Sight
2022 Poetry collectionA late-career collection reflecting immigrant experience and worldview.
Immigrant experienceReminiscenceWorldview
Bibliography
- What the Grass Says: Poems (1967)
- Selected Poems, 1963–1983 (1985)
- The World Doesn't End: Prose Poems (1989)
- Walking the Black Cat: Poems (1996)
- The Lunatic (2015)
- No Land in Sight: Poems (2022)
Translations by Author
- English translations of Serbian poets such as Vasko Popa and Ivan V. Lalić
- Editorial translation work including The Günter Grass Reader
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Minimalist poetic styleImagisticSurrealist elementsBlack humor
- Recurring Motifs
- Memories of war and displacementEveryday absurdityDeath and the uncannyOld objects and toys
Health
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Dementia (died of complications)晩年（具体的開始時期不詳〜2023年）Reported decline in cognitive and overall health in later years; died from complications related to dementia.
Legacy
Charles Simic was internationally acclaimed for a distinctive poetic voice shaped by immigrant experience and wartime memories. He won the Pulitzer Prize, served as U.S. Poet Laureate, and his papers are archived at the University of New Hampshire.
Museums
- Milne Special Collections and Archives (University of New Hampshire Library) University of New Hampshire, United States
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Academy of American Poets
Archives
- University of New Hampshire Milne Special Collections and Archives (Charles Simic papers)
In Popular Culture
- Poems published in major outlets (e.g. The New Yorker) and audio recordings of readings
Quotes
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Words make love on the page like flies in the summer heat and the poet is merely the bemused spectator.
Source: Interview (Cortland Review and others) (2005)
Trivia
- Immigrated to the United States at age 16.
- Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1961.
- Became a U.S. citizen in 1971.
- Won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for The World Doesn't End.