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“Charles Simic sets scenes, probes inner realm in new collection ‘Sixty Poems,’” by Barbara Berman from the San Francisco Chronicle, reviews the U.S. National Poet Laureate’s latest collection of poetry…

"Charles Simic sets scenes, probes inner realm in new collection 'Sixty Poems,'" by Barbara Berman from the San Francisco Chronicle, reviews the U.S. National Poet Laureate's latest collection of poetry from Harvest Books.

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"Must we admire a poet to honor his work?," by Al Martinez from the Los Angeles Times, covers a dispute over the fate of Charles Bukowski's former East Hollywood home where he wrote much of his work.

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