Master of Disguises
Master of Disguises by Charles Simic is a collection of poetry published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2010. This first edition features 75 pages and is presented in English. In this volume, Simic explores the complexities of ordinary life, revealing layers of meaning that blur the lines between innocence and ominous undertones.
Readers will encounter a range of vivid imagery and themes that reflect the inscrutability of everyday experiences. The poems evoke a sense of mystery and violence, inviting contemplation on seemingly mundane moments, such as a girl with a white dress or a sparrow on crutches. Through these observations, Simic crafts a poetic landscape that challenges perceptions and encourages deeper reflection on the world around us.
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In his first volume of poetry since his tenure as poet laureate, Charles Simic shows he is at the height of his poetic powers. These new poems mine the rich strain of inscrutability in ordinary life, until it is hard to know what is innocent and what ominous. There is something about his work that continues to be crystal clear and yet deeply weighted with violence and mystery. Reading it is like going undercover. The face of a girl carrying a white dress from the cleaners with her eyes half-closed. The Adam & Evie Tanning Salon at night. A sparrow on crutches. A rubber duck in a shooting gallery on a Sunday morning. And someone in a tree swing, too old to be swinging and to be wearing no clothes at all, blowing a toy trumpet at the sky.
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