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Yugoslavian-Born Poet Charles Simic on Literature and War

Simic won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990. He edited a new anthology of Serbian poetry called "The Horse Has Six Legs." He came to the U.S. when he was 15. He'll talk to guest host Marty Moss-Coane about poetry, growing up in Yugoslavia, andt what it's like to witness the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 18, 1992: Interview with Charles Simic; Interview with Willem DaFoe; Review of the television show "Arresting Behavior."
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