Michael Allyn Wells

"A thousand naked fornicating couples with their moans and contortions are nothing compared to a good metaphor." ~ Charles Simic, ...

"Here in the United States, we speak with reverence of authentic experience. We write poems about our daddies taking us fishing and bre...

"When the writer knows pretty well that only very few volumes of his edition will be bought... he obtains a great freedom in his creati...

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. - Charles Simic Technorati Tags: Charles Si...

The Midwest poets series in Kansas City has once again tapped a top flight reader for its reading series. Poet Laureate Charles Simic, Pulit...

Sunday I read at the Writers Place in Kansas City for the second CD release party sponsored by both the Writers Place and the Johnson Cou...

Semic - pleased to be back at his writing desk - "Washington is very much in my mind and will undoubtedly be the subject of many poem...

Charles Simic will be stepping aside as U.S. poet laureate at one term. He has asked not to be considered for a second term as he wishes t...

mood: relaxed listening to: Question 67 and 68 / Chicago For what it is worth, my one time assessment of my peek biorhythms on the 29th of J...

You may not have cracked open your 2008 planner yet, but take note that Oct. 23, 2008 - Charles Simic , current poet laureate of the United ...

"In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things.&...

So you wake up one morning and "poof" you're the poet laureate. Okay, it didn't quite happen that way. First you get a cal...

I was ecstatic at the news the Charles Simic was to become the new poet laureate because I had only recently discovered his poetry and found...

Jilly presents an interesting take on the selection of poet laureates in the U.S. While this is not totally new information to me, she has ...

Love this quote posted on Dana's blog - And with perfect timing: "Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all...

It was not long ago that another blogger poet Cindy turned me on to a poet that had somehow slipped under my radar in spite of his acclaim....

The Guerilla Poetics Project has blogged on Poetry Live & it is worth taking a look at quickly - Like before it goes away!!! It is a...