Charles Simic- an interesting person

Reading the notebook excerpts of Charles Simic was interesting for the most part. He had a way of telling stories that were short and you could easily remember. The one that sticks out is where he had lice in a helmet. It brought to mind an experience I had as a child. I was exposed to lice and had to have my hair cut and shampooed. My sister was also checked, and was found to have no lice. Simic's poems are really bizarre and intriguing. They are bizarre because of the topics covered. I never even knew that Death could have a family. Or even that shoes could be a Gospel of some one's life. That is what is so intriguing about Simic. He is a strange man who can be so beautiful in his writing.