Charles Simic has been named the 15th Poet Laureate of the United States. The Library of Congress offers a short biography here http://www.loc.gov/poetry/laureate_current.html.
Here’s a fragment of his poetry to enjoy:
Once in Chicago, for instance,
I caught sight of a man in a shaving mirror
Who had my naked shoulders and face,
But whose eyes terrified me!
Two hard staring, all-knowing eyes!
— from The Initiate
