J.R. Solonche
On the Passing of Charles Simic
You said poets can
write on anything,
a toothpick, a rat on
the subways tracks,
a fork, but, Charles,
Charles, I can’t write
a poem on your death.
J.R. Solonche is the author most recently of Selected Poems 2002-2021, which was nominated for the National Book Award by Serving House Books.