I can write anywhere that's quiet. I have a study in my apartment, but I often work in the kitchen of a house that we rent in the country. Jonathan Galassi apartmentcountryhouse Change image and share on social
Eugenio Montale - born in Genoa in 1896, died in Milan, 1981 - is one of the twentieth-century Europeans who has spoken most meaningfully to American and British poets. Jonathan Galassi americanbearbritish Change image and share on social
What the beautiful-writing writers are most attached to is almost always superfluous. Jonathan Galassi attachbeautifulsuperfluous Change image and share on social
The thing that happened with the music business, there are no stores anymore where you can buy music. It's all an online business now, and that's, you know - the bookstore culture is a very vibrant part of the American experience that we're very reluctant to see go away. Jonathan Galassi americananymorebookstore share on social
John Updike's first published book was a collection of poems. Jonathan Galassi bookcollectionjohn Change image and share on social
I feel that there is not an endlessly expandable universe of fiction readers. Jonathan Galassi endlesslyexpandablefeel Change image and share on social
A publisher - and I write as one - does far more than print and sell a book. It selects, nurtures, positions and promotes the writer's work. Jonathan Galassi booknurtureposition Change image and share on social
Poetry is really about your mental state or intellectual, and where you are, and you're trying to evoke that, explain it to yourself, whatever, you're trying to dig into it, analyse yourself. Jonathan Galassi analysedigevoke Change image and share on social
There's an old saw about journalism that the more you know about a subject, the less sense reporting about it makes. Jonathan Galassi journalismmakereport Change image and share on social
I've always used poetry to explain myself to myself. These things just sat in my psyche and then came out. Jonathan Galassi explainhavepoetry Change image and share on social
