http://blog.luckydogaudio.com/articles/2007/08/02/charles-simics-lucky-day en-us 40 <p>Today, one of my favorite poets, <a href="http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/27">Charles Simic</a>, received a double dose of good fortune as he was named poet laureate of the United States and was awarded $100,000 from the American Academy of Poets. </p> <blockquote> <p>"Now I just have to break a leg. It's just too much luck,'' he said in a telephone interview. "I'm just overwhelmed by the amount of good luck, being a superstitious person.''</p> </blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&amp;sid=aMbakRX48dio&amp;refer=home">Bloomberg</a>.</p> <p>Ironically enough, my favorite book of Simic's is entitled (unluckily) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Black-Cat-Charles-Simic/dp/015600481X/ref=sr_1_1/002-1046585-1886446?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1186079239&amp;sr=1-1">Walking the Black Cat</a>.</p> Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:14:00 -0500 urn:uuid:e0e93983-6458-46b9-bd06-a6215f430b00 charles http://blog.luckydogaudio.com/articles/2007/08/02/charles-simics-lucky-day Words Luck