John Updike's first published book was a collection of poems. Jonathan Galassi bookcollectionjohn 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
Poems are endlessly renewable resources. Whatever you bring to them, at whatever stage of life, gets mirrored back, refracted, reread in new ways. Jonathan Galassi backbringendlessly Change image and share on social
My biggest concern about the market is the force that acts to drive down price, because I think that's destructive to authors as well as publishers. Our biggest battle is to underline the value of intellectual property. Jonathan Galassi actauthorbattle share on social
I think that the continuity of what I do as an editor with what I did when I started out 40 years ago is very direct. The delivery system is changing and will continue to, but the actual interaction between publisher and author is exactly the same. Jonathan Galassi actualagoauthor share on social
I love poetry; it's my primary literary interest, and I suppose the kind of reading you do when you are reading poems - close reading - can carry over into how you read other things. Jonathan Galassi carrycloseinterest Change image and share on social
I think poetry should be read very much like prose, except that the line breaks should be acknowledged somehow. Jonathan Galassi acknowledgebreakline Change image and share on social
I think poetry was always where I went to deal with my deepest feelings. Jonathan Galassi dealdeepfeeling Change image and share on social
The FSG story starts to lose its fairy-tale aura when filthy lucre invades the sacred enclosure, as it did ubiquitously in the every-man-for-himself Reagan era. Jonathan Galassi auraenclosureera Change image and share on social
