in Belgrade,

Simic, 69, was born in Belgrade in 1938, and has often been heard to joke that 'My travel agents were Hitler and Stalin'; the hardships and privations of the second world war and the second world war's aftermath led Charles Simic's family to leave Yugoslavia for the US in 1953.

Yugoslavia

Born in Yugoslavia in 1938, Charles Simic won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990.

in Belgrade in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, just in time for World War II

Charles Simic was born in Belgrade, in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, just in time for World War II, amid the click of Nazi jackboots.

on May 9, 1938 in Belgrade which was then a part of Yugoslavia

Charles Simic is a Serbian-American poet born on May 9, 1938 in Belgrade which was then a part of Yugoslavia.

in Belgrade and

Charles Simic was born in 1938 in Belgrade and Charles Simic's darkly ironic point-of-view was no doubt shaped by Charles Simic's formative experiences as a person displaced by World War II and facing hardship in post-war Eastern Europe.

Belgrade, Serbia

Charles Simic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1938.

on May 9, 1938, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where Charles Simic had a traumatic childhood during World War II

Charles Simic was born on May 9, 1938, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where Charles Simic had a traumatic childhood during World War II.

on May 9, 1938, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where Charles Simic had a difficult childhood during World War II

Charles Simic was born on May 9, 1938, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where Charles Simic had a difficult childhood during World War II.

in pre-war Belgrade

Simic was born in pre-war Belgrade and grew up in Chicago after his family emigrated to the US.

Greece

Simcik's dad was in the CIA, so Simcik was born in Greece and raised in Germany, France, England, the Netherlands, China, and Japan.

Serbian

Charles Simic is a Puliter Prize winning American poet of Serbian origin, and one of the few modern poets in the US who doesn’t seem to fit neatly into any ‘school’ or style.

,

Simić's family originates from Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but lived and worked in Zagreb, Croatia before moving to Prague, before Croatian First Football League club

in 1938 geboren in Belgrado, naar de Verenigde Staten

Als zestienjarige is Charles Simic, in 1938 geboren in Belgrado, naar de Verenigde Staten gekomen en begon er vrij snel gedichten in de taal van zijn nieuwe heimat te schrijven en werd er een van de belangrijkste dichters van de Engelstalige wereld.

in the former Yugoslavia, an area full of continuous conflicts

Keeping in mind that Simic was born in the former Yugoslavia, an area full of continuous conflicts, continuous conflicts goes to reason that perhaps Simic was speaking of messengers that brought word of bad news overseas.

in Banja Luka

Simić was born in Banja Luka, into a Serbian family.

Gitdubling, West Bengal, India

Simick was born on 7 August 1963 in Gitdubling, West Bengal, India.

a Serbian-American poet and the 15th Poet Laureate of the United States

Charles Simic (born Dušan Simić) is a Serbian-American poet and the 15th Poet Laureate of the United States.

Dušan Simić , known as Charles Simic,

Dušan Simić, known as Charles Simic, is a Serbian American poet and former co-poetry editor of the Paris Review.

Split, Ancic

Born in the Mediterranean city Split, Ancic (pronounced An-CHITCH)

Leeds

The eldest of three children, Simm was born in Leeds and grew up in a series of places around North West England, including Blackpool, Burnley, Nelson, Colne, and Manchester.