Jonathan W. Galassi
Encyclopedia
Jonathan W. Galassi is an American editor
, and poet
.
He graduated from Harvard University
in 1971, and Cambridge University, with an M.A. in 1973.
He was an editor at Houghton Mifflin in 1973, senior editor at Random House from 1981 to 1986, and vice-president and executive editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He was named president in 2002.
He teaches at City University of New York
, Writers' Institute. He was a judge for the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards.
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
, and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
He graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1971, and Cambridge University, with an M.A. in 1973.
He was an editor at Houghton Mifflin in 1973, senior editor at Random House from 1981 to 1986, and vice-president and executive editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He was named president in 2002.
He teaches at City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
, Writers' Institute. He was a judge for the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards.
Works
- North Street: poems, HarperCollins Publishers, 2000, ISBN 9780060195403
- Morning Run, Simon & Schuster, 1989, ISBN 9780945167105
- "Elms", The Paris review book of heartbreak, madness, sex, love, betrayal, outsiders, intoxication, war, whimsy, horrors, God, death, dinner, baseball, travels, the art of writing, and everything else in the world since 1953, Macmillan, 2004, ISBN 9780312422394
- "Jonathan Galassi", First Loves: Poets Introduce the Essential Poems That Captivated and Inspired Them, Editor Carmela Ciuraru, Simon and Schuster, 2001, ISBN 9780684864396
- Otherwise: last and first poems of Eugenio Montale, Eugenio Montale, Translator Jonathan Galassi, Random House, 1984, ISBN 9780394529639
- Canti: Poems / A Bilingual Edition, Giacomo Leopardi, Translator Jonathan Galassi, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010, ISBN 9780374235031
- Selected poems, Eugenio Montale, Translators Jonathan Galassi, Charles Wright, David Young, Oberlin College Press, 2004, ISBN 9780932440983
- Posthumous diary, Eugenio Montale, Translator Jonathan Galassi, Turtle Point Press, 2001, ISBN 9781885586223