To kick off the start of The Frost Place'\;s 40th Anniversary weekend\, we are happy to present reading by Charles Simic and Nikky Finney.
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\nCharles Simic \;is widely recognized as one of the most visceral and unique poets writing today. Simic&rsquo\;s work has won numerous awards\, among them the 1990 Pulitzer Prize\, the MacArthur Foundation &ldquo\;genius grant\,&rdquo\; the Griffin International Poetry Prize\, and\, simultaneously\, the Wallace Stevens Award and appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate.
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\n\nNikky Finney \;was born in South Carolina. The daughter of a lawyer and teacher\, Finney&rsquo\;s parents were both active in the Civil Rights movement and her childhood was shaped by the turmoil and unrest of the South in the 1960s and &lsquo\;70s. In an interview with the \;Oxford American\, \;Finney noted: &ldquo\;I&rsquo\;ve never been far away from the human-rights struggle black people have been involved with in the South. That has been one of the backdrops of my entire life.&rdquo\; Finney&rsquo\;s engagement with political activism has also influenced her trajectory as a poet. Carefully weaving the personal and political\, Finney&rsquo\;s poetry is known for its graceful\, heartfelt synthesis of the two
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