Poetry Breaks: Charles Simic Reads "The Clocks of the Dead"

The Poetry Breaks series is a series of videos filmed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by creator Leita Luchetti, who co-produced the series with the WGBH New Television Workshops. Poetry Breaks features short videos of internationally renowned poets reading their work, reading the work of other poets, and discussing their takes on poetry in a variety of locations. The Academy of American Poets has partnered with Luchetti to present these videos once again.

[@1zangelique]

Thank you for all your great words, sir. R.I.P.

[@benspoetrychannel2109]

Charles Simic is one of my favorite poets. I love "Country Fair." And he reads his poems very well, so it's nice to have videos of him to watch.

[@rebeccagozion1983]

my favorite poet for decades. very sad that he has crossed over.