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“A master of the surreal, Simic packs his poems full of horror movies, bleak jokes, savage ironies and the things an insomniac notices on the ceiling.” —PeopleA New York Times Notable BookIn this collection of sixty-two poems Charles Simic paints exquisite and shattering word pictures that lend meaning to a chaotic world populated by insects, bridal veils, pallbearers, TV sets, parrots, and a finely detailed dragonfly. Suffused with hope yet unafraid to mock his own credulity, Simic's searing metaphors unite the solemn with the absurd. His raindrops listen to each other fall and collect memories; his wildflowers are drunk with kissing the red-hot breezes; and his God is a Mr. Know-it-all, a wheeler-dealer, a wire-puller. In this lyrical gathering, Simic continues to startle his fans with the powerful and surprising images that are his trademark—slangy images of the ethereal, fantastic visions of the everyday, foreign scenes of the all-American—and moments full of humor and full of heartache.“In Jackstraws, Simic snatches profundities from the air around him, like so many flies to some wanton boy.” —The New York Times Book Review“Irreverent and heartstopping.” —Vanity Fair“These poe

Who reads Jackstraws : Poems?

Author

Charles Simic

Publisher

Ecco

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780156010986

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

3.8 / 5 (234 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14