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Charles Simic Biography
Charles Simic is widely considered as one of the most deep-rooted and unique poets today. Simic’s life, especially in his childhood, was complicated, however in his writing career he was very successful having won numerous awards, written many poems, and still continues to write to this day.
Charles Simic was born on May 9, 1938 in Yugoslavia. Simic’s childhood was complicated due to being born around the time of World War II, but was lucky to be able to move to Paris at the age of fifteen with his mother and was later able to go to his dad in Chicago. Simic later on went to go to the University of Chicago, but was later drafted in the Army in 1961 until 1963. He later went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in New York
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