Via I learn that they've announced that Charles Simic has won this year's Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award; last year it went to W.S.Merwin.
Seems a good choice, as:
Seems a good choice, as:
The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award (hereafter "Herbert Award") is conferred in the area of poetry, and in second place, in the area of essay writing, translation and editing.Good to see also that the great Zbigniew Herbert gets continued attention, too.