Charles Adès Fishman

Charles Adès Fishman (born July 10, 1942) is an American poet and academic.

Life
He was born Charles Monroe Fishman in Oceanside, New York, the oldest of 2 children born to Naomi (Toby) (Adès) (whose maiden name he took as his middle name after her death in May 1999) and Morris "Murray" Fishman. When he was 2 years old, they moved to Wheeler Avenue in the South Bronx. In 1951, the family moved to Wantagh, New York, where they lived for many years.

He met his partner Ellen Haselkorn at a fraternity dance at Hofstra University.

He has written 10 books of poetry, and edited 3 anthologies. From 1979 to 1997 he was the director of the Visiting Writers Program at Farmingdale State College.