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Memorial Page for Charles Simic

May 9, 1938 – Jan 9, 2023(84 years)Died in:Dover, Strafford County

Serbian born American poet

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Biography

Birthplace

Belgrade, Serbia

Place of Death

Dover, Strafford County

Nationality

United States

Occupation(7)

poet writer translator university teacher journalistscholar of Englishessayist

Awards(10)

Guggenheim FellowshipMacArthur Fellows ProgramPulitzer Prize for PoetryVilcek PrizeGolden WreathFellowship of the Academy of American PoetsWallace Stevens AwardPEN Translation PrizeHarold Morton Landon Translation AwardGreat Immigrants Award

Education(2)

Oak Park and River Forest High SchoolNew York University

Charles Simic (* May 9, 1938 in Belgrade; † January 9, 2023 in Dover) was a serbian born American poet. He was 84 years old. His education included Oak Park and River Forest High School and New York University. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program.

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Born in Belgrade, Serbia

1938

Guggenheim Fellowship

1972

PEN Translation Prize

1980

MacArthur Fellows Program

1984

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

1990

The World Doesn't End

Harold Morton Landon Translation Award

1993

Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets

1998

Wallace Stevens Award

2007

Great Immigrants Award

2008

Vilcek Prize

2011

Golden Wreath

2017

Died in Dover, Strafford County

2023

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Charles Simic. Forever remembered.