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| Simic is a Serbian-American poet who in 2007 was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. |
Monday, May 9
Poetry quote - Charles Simic
"Recalling what it was like to work as a painter was useful for when I was editing my poems. I'd remember, for example, how much red I'd want to use in a painting, or even when I’d have to paint over the damn thing. And there are some obvious parallels there with editing. Early on I wouldn’t know when to leave a poem alone, which is a real problem but, perhaps, having some of the instincts of the painter proved useful there."
Source: Wolf Magazine, Issue 24
