Charles North
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Charles North is an American poet, essayist and teacher. Described by the poet James Schuyler
as “the most stimulating poet of his generation,” he has received two National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships, an Individual Artist’s Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts
, four Fund for Poetry awards, and a Poets Foundation award.
Born in New York City
, North earned his B.A. at Tufts University
in 1962 (English and philosophy) and his M.A. at Columbia University
in 1964 (English and Comparative Literature). In his mid-twenties, while copy-editing for a publishing company, he began writing poems, studied poetry-writing at The New School with Kenneth Koch
, and became associated with the second generation of the New York School, in particular the poetry community at The Poetry Project, where he taught a workshop from 1975-1976. He is currently Poet-in-Residence at Pace University
in New York City.
North’s first poetry book, the innovative Lineups, was featured in two New York Post
sports columns. He has since published nine books of poems, a book of essays on poets, artists, and critics (No Other Way), and collaborative books with the poet Tony Towle
and the artist Trevor Winkfield. With Schuyler, he edited the poet/painter anthologies Broadway and Broadway 2, and with the poet Paul Violi
he ran the Swollen Magpie Press from 1976-1982.
James Schuyler
James Marcus Schuyler was an American poet whose awards include the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 1980 collection The Morning of the Poem...
as “the most stimulating poet of his generation,” he has received two National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships, an Individual Artist’s Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Foundation for Contemporary Arts , originally known as Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, is a nonprofit based foundation in New York City founded by artists Jasper Johns , John Cage, Elaine de Kooning and others in 1963. FCA offers financial support and recognition to contemporary...
, four Fund for Poetry awards, and a Poets Foundation award.
Born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, North earned his B.A. at Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
in 1962 (English and philosophy) and his M.A. at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1964 (English and Comparative Literature). In his mid-twenties, while copy-editing for a publishing company, he began writing poems, studied poetry-writing at The New School with Kenneth Koch
Kenneth Koch
Kenneth Koch was an American poet, playwright, and professor, active from the 1950s until his death at age 77...
, and became associated with the second generation of the New York School, in particular the poetry community at The Poetry Project, where he taught a workshop from 1975-1976. He is currently Poet-in-Residence at Pace University
Pace University
Pace University is an American private, co-educational, and comprehensive multi-campus university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.-Programs:...
in New York City.
North’s first poetry book, the innovative Lineups, was featured in two New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
sports columns. He has since published nine books of poems, a book of essays on poets, artists, and critics (No Other Way), and collaborative books with the poet Tony Towle
Tony Towle
Tony Towle is a native New Yorker and poet. He began writing poetry in 1960 and John Ashbery has referred to him as "one of the New York School's best-kept secrets"-Personal life:Towle currently lives in New York City with actress, Diane Tyler...
and the artist Trevor Winkfield. With Schuyler, he edited the poet/painter anthologies Broadway and Broadway 2, and with the poet Paul Violi
Paul Violi
Paul Randolph Violi was an American poet born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of eleven books of poetry, including Splurge, Fracas, The Curious Builder, Likewise, and most recently Overnight...
he ran the Swollen Magpie Press from 1976-1982.
Selected works
- What It Is Like. Turtle Point/Hanging Loose, 2011.
- Complete Lineups. Hanging Loose, 2009.
- Cadenza. Hanging Loose, 2007.
- Tulips (with Trevor Winkfield). Phylum, 2004.
- The Nearness of the Way You Look Tonight. Adventures in Poetry, 2001.
- New & Selected Poems. Sun & Moon, 1999.
- No Other Way: Selected prose. Hanging Loose, 1998.
- The Year of the Olive Oil. Hanging Loose, 1989.
- Gemini (with Tony Towle). Swollen Magpie, 1981.
- Leap Year: Poems 1968-1978. Kulchur Foundation, 1978.
- Elizabethan & Nova Scotian Music. Adventures in Poetry, 1974.
- Lineups. Privately printed, 1972.