Night Picnic (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
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Night Picnic continues to explore the area Charles Simic has set out for himself: the surface of the ordinary, and the dreams and nightmares beneath. Few contemporary poets have had as much influence as Simic on contemporary poetry, and yet he writes superficially quiet poems, dwelling on simple, recognizable scenes. The technique by which landscape or still life turns to nightmare is subtle and full of tricks. The poem often seems to be about one thing and may have a friendly, even nostalgic tone, yet the uncanny has been admitted as early as the first line. The weirdness grows...
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