Come closer and listen new poems Simic, Charles 1938- creator author. text Poetry. nyu 2019 First edition. monographic eng print xiii, 75 pages ; 24 cm Simic's latest collection of poems is irreverent and sly, observant and keenly imagines. He roots his poetry in the ordinary world while still taking in the wide sweep of the human experience, with a sense of humor and perceptive vision. -- adapted from jacket Some birds chirp-- Hide-and-seek -- Blind fate -- Come closer and listen -- The old orphan -- Skywalking -- The fall -- Summmer night -- Metaphysics Anonymous -- Mad people -- Soap bubbles -- Open late -- Psst -- Astronomy lesson -- Something evil is out there -- Terror -- After the bombing -- Arson -- Greek story -- Strolling players -- You'll be pleased with our product -- Light sleeper -- Monsters -- In my church -- Among my late visitors -- O great starry sky -- At Giubbe Rosse in Florence -- Tugboat -- The last lesson -- Meditation in the gutter -- Strange sweetness -- My little heaven -- Imponderabilia -- Bed music -- The henhouse is on fire -- The many Lauras -- The American dream -- Among the ruins -- The judgement -- Birds of a feather -- Truck stop -- That young fellow -- Hey, loudmouth -- It's a day like any other -- The hand that rocks the cradle -- Sunday service -- Charmed circle -- Haystack -- Birds at dusk -- Sit tight -- Late night quiz -- Dice -- Is that you? -- Suck at least is the story -- Taking a breather -- The joke -- After saying your prayer -- Ghost ship -- Last picnic. Charles Simic. American poetry 21st century American poetry 2000-2099 fast PS3569.I4725 C66 2019 811/.54 9780062908469 0062908464 pda,print TOH 190318 20250318214917.3 in00004151192 eng