Poetry Break

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