If there was ever a poet whose bio I wish would be my own, it may be our new Poet Laureate's. A poet who I'll respect deep into a black hole. Simic's Unending Blues was the third full-length book of poems I ever read and I've spent the last 10 years trying to write with his confidence and clarity and grace. I'm teaching his Walking the Black Cat in class this week. Charles, if I ever meet you, would you hug me without me asking for it?