eBook Barrier of a Common Language: An American Looks at Contemporary British Poetry (Poets on Poetry) ePub

Writes Gioia, Toda. ost American readers are not only unfamiliar with current British poetry, but modestly proud of the fact. They do not dissemble, but urbanely flourish their ignorance as an indisputable sign of discrimination.

Winner of the American Book Award, Gioia is internationally recognized for .

Winner of the American Book Award, Gioia is internationally recognized for his role in reviving rhyme, meter, and narrative in contemporary poetry.

Gioia ignited a national debate on the relevance of poetry in 1991 when he published an essay in the Atlantic titled "Can Poetry Matter?"

Essays on Poetry and American Culture (Graywolf, 1992), was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award in Criticism.

Essays on Poetry and American Culture (Graywolf, 1992), was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award in Criticism.

Michael Dana Gioia is an American writer, critic and poet. He retired early from his career as a corporate executive at General Foods to write full-time. From January 29, 2003, until January 22, 2009, he was chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the . government's arts agency, and has worked to revitalize an organization that had suffered bitter controversies about the nature of grants to artists in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Dana Gioia, American poet, poetry and music critic, and former corporate vice president of General Foods best .

Dana Gioia, American poet, poetry and music critic, and former corporate vice president of General Foods best known for his critical essay ‘Can Poetry Matter?’ and for his arts activism. As a poet, he was associated with New Formalism. Learn more about Gioia’s life and career. He also wrote such opera librettos as Nosferatu (1998) and Tony Caruso’s Final Broadcast (2008).

Michael Dana Gioia (born December 24, 1950) is an American poet, writer, and literary critic. Gioia retired early from his career as a corporate executive at General Foods to write full-time. government arts agency, and has worked to revitalize an organization that had suffered bitter controversies about the nature of grants to artists in the late 1980s and early 1990s.