Aleksandar Ristovic (1933-94) was the author of more than twenty books of poetry as well as a book of criticism. He lived in Belgrade, where he received several major prizes for his work.
Charles Simic’s collections include Hotel Insomnia, Jackstraws and, most recently, The Monster Loves His Labyrinth: Notebooks, parts of which first appeared in the London Review. He is the US poet laureate.
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Vol. 21 No. 10 · 13 May 1999
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Two Poems
Aleksandar Ristovic
translated by Charles Simic
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