Dark Things | 
pickA chance discussion earlier this evening about Vasko Popa & Serbian poetry, especially translations by the great Serbian-American Charles Simic called to mind a favorite poet I have not read in years. Tadic is the legitimate heir of Popa, or I should say was as he passed away several years ago. Dark, surreal, cynical, compact. In the intro to Dark Things Simic speaking of Bosch writes, "We live in a world which resembles one of his canvases."?
vivastory Further in Simic writes, “Tadic is a poet of the dark night of history.“ From a writer who opened his poem Hatred with lines which are becoming more relevant, “An ocean of hatred splashes over me every day/ whether I open a window or a daily newspaper.“ I can appreciate optimistic verse, but there's a certain amount of refreshing & realistic honesty that one finds in a poet like Tadic “Wind lifted the ashes/and spread them/over other ashes“ (edited) 3y
