Charles Simic was an American poet, translator, and essayist originally from Serbia, born in Belgrade on May 9, 1938. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1953, where he faced hardships that influenced his early work. Simic published his first poems in 1959 and eventually graduated from New York University in 1966. His notable works include several poetry collections and he won prestigious awards, such as the Pulitzer Prize in 1990. He served as the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2007, leaving a significant mark on contemporary American poetry.
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Meaning of the name - Charles
free man, manly
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Charles Simic belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Belgrade
Place of Death: Dover
Educated At: Oak Park and River Forest High School | New York University
Occupation: scholar of English | essayist | journalist | university teacher | translator | poet | writer
Employers: The New Yorker | University of New Hampshire
Awards Received: Academy of American Poets Fellowship | Great Immigrants Award | Harold Morton Landon Translation Award | Vilcek Prize | Golden Wreath | PEN Translation Prize | Wallace Stevens Award | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | MacArthur Fellows Program | Guggenheim Fellowship | Horst Bienek Award for Poetry
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 9, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 9, 2026 |
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| Sun | 18 Taurus 9 | 18 Taurus 50 | 12 Leo 21 |
| Moon | 20 Virgo 38 | 13 Aquarius 48 | 9 Sagittarius 4 |
| Mercury | 25 Aries 50 | 12 Taurus 47 | 8 Virgo 57 |
| Venus | 11 Gemini 34 | 18 Gemini 30 | 25 Virgo 18 |
| Mars | 10 Gemini 46 | 22 Aries 49 | 8 Leo 42 |
| Jupiter | 29 Aquarius 21 | 20 Cancer 10 | 29 Aquarius 11 |
| Saturn | 13 Aries 1 | 9 Aries 58 | 18 Aries 8 |
| Uranus | 13 Taurus 59 | 0 Gemini 46 | 17 Taurus 41 |
| Neptune | 18 Virgo 28 | 3 Aries 30 | 19 Virgo 29 |
| Pluto | 28 Cancer 1 | 5 Aquarius 30 | 0 Leo 3 |
| Rahu | 27 Scorpio 24 | 5 Pisces 21 | 22 Scorpio 44 |
| Ketu | 27 Taurus 24 | 5 Virgo 21 | 22 Taurus 44 |
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