Charles Simic published his first m...

Charles Simic published his first metrical compositions in the Winter 1959 issue of Chicago Review; he marked the occasion with a celebratory steak dinner. He has since published several works in the magazine, including the collaboration with James Tate reprinted in this anthology.
Of "Stone," published in the Winter 1967 issue, SIMIC writes: "I recall revising the last stanza and coming up with a fresh ending when the acceptance epistle from you came after many month I remember sitting in my small living chamber on East 13th Street in of recent origin York and revising. Since then, that metrical composition ...