Editing Charles Simic (section)

===Early years===
Dušan Simić was born in [[Belgrade]]. In his early childhood, during [[World War II]], he and his family were forced to evacuate their home several times to escape indiscriminate bombing of Belgrade. Growing up as a child in war-torn Europe shaped much of his worldview, Simic stated. In an interview from the ''[[Cortland Review]]'' he said, "Being one of the millions of displaced persons made an impression on me. In addition to my own little story of bad luck, I heard plenty of others. I'm still amazed by all the vileness and stupidity I witnessed in my life."<ref>[http://www.cortlandreview.com/issuefour/interview4.htm Charles Simic profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408193340/http://www.cortlandreview.com/issuefour/interview4.htm |date=April 8, 2017 }}, CortlandReview.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref>

Simic immigrated to the United States with his brother and mother to join his father in 1954, when he was sixteen. After spending a year in New York, he moved with his family to [[Oak Park, Illinois]], where he graduated from high school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Govea |first=Javier |date=2023-01-10 |title=Charles Simic, 84 |url=https://www.oakpark.com/2023/01/10/charles-simic-84/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Oak Park |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1961, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and in 1966, he earned his [[Bachelors of Arts|B.A.]] from [[New York University]] while working at night to cover the costs of tuition.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Charles Simic |url=https://poets.org/poet/charles-simic |access-date=2024-09-03 |work=Academy of American Poets |language=en}}</ref>