The only thing you can really say in a poem is what you really, really deeply believe. Jonathan Galassi deeplypoemthing Change image and share on social
Poetry is not mainstream, but then neither is serious fiction, really. But I don't think there's a lot to worry about in this particular 'problem'. Why does art have to be mainstream to be significant? Jonathan Galassi artfictionlot share on social
I was nearly 40 when I published my first book. I was a slow starter - or rather, I was slow to gather my work together, though I had published translations, mainly of the Italian poet Montale, by then. Jonathan Galassi bookgatheritalian share on social
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
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 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
