Work in Progress - FSG Poetry Month

FSG Poetry Month

The month we've all been waiting for has finally arrived! April is Poetry Month, and to celebrate, we've collected a number of essays, profiles, and, yes, poems that we'll be sharing over the coming weeks. We've also been working on a new Poetry Quiz and various other poetic treats we'll share throughout the month. Along the way, we'll post a Daily Poem from the FSG coffers, selected by our staff and authors. These will include favorites from the likes of Janet Malcolm, Laura van den Berg, Rosecrans Baldwin, John Freeman, Stuart Dybek, Héctor Tobar, and many others. Read on...

In Praise of Charles Wright Rowan Ricardo Phillips On Writers

Charles Wright. The poet between now and not-now; between know and not-know; between the sun's fire and a mountain's snow; the poet between Dante and dude. He says he wished for anonymity - not for his poems but for Charles Wright: an anonymous author of astonishing poems - yet few, very few, American poets have made as great a name for themselves in their lifetime. There is only one Charles Wright. His name is his fate, an imperative mood said as though from the lips of The Muse: "Charles, write!" And has he ever. Read on...