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	History of the Plutzik Reading Series Dannie Abse Edward Albee John Ashberry James Baldwin Toni Cade Bambara John Barth Dan Beachy-Quick Madison Smartt Bell John Berryman Linda Bierds Elizabeth Bishop Gwendolyn Brooks J. M. Coetzee Robert Coover Robert Creeley Robertson Davies Lydia Davis Kathryn Davis Samuel Delany James Dickey Daniel Donaghy Beverly Donofrio Rita Dove Rikki Ducornet Ralph Ellison Clayton Eshleman Brian Evenson Alan Ginsberg Dana Gioia Joy Harjo Matthea Harvey Anthony Hecht John Hollander Maureen Howard Richard Howard Fanny Howe Christine Hume Shelly Jackson LeRoi Jones Erica Jong Ilya Kaminsky Sally Keith Galway Kinnell Maxine Kumin Denise Levertov James Longenbach Robert Lowell Alison Lurie Nathaniel Mackey Gerard Malenga Ben Markus Heather McHugh Christopher Merrill W. S. Merwin Stephen Millhauser Rick Moody Michael Ondaatje Alicia Ostriker Michael Palmer Carl Phillips Tom Piazza Marge Piercy Robert Pinsky Bin Ramke Donald Revell Adrienne Rich Salman Rushdie Joanna Scott Alan Shapiro William De Witt Snodgrass John Updike Helen Vendler Ellen Bryant Voigt Andrei Vosnesensky Derek Walcott Richard Wilbur C K Williams James Wright Charles Wright Dean Young Paul Zimmer Dana Gioia 1 Nov 1987 More about Dana Gioia Poet, critic, and best-selling anthologist, Dana Gioia is one of America's leading contemporary men of letters. Winner of the American Book Award, Gioia is internationally recognized for his role in reviving rhyme, meter, and narrative in contemporary poetry. An influential critic, he has combined populist ideals and high standards to bring poetry to a broader audience. Gioia was born of Italian and Mexican descent in Los Angeles in 1950. The first member of his family to attend college, he received a B.A. from Stanford University. Before returning to Stanford to earn an M.B.A., he completed an M.A. in Comparative Literature at Harvard University where he studied with the poets Robert Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Bishop. In 1977 he moved to New York to begin a career in business. For fifteen years Gioia worked as a business executive, eventually becoming a Vice President of General Foods. Writing at night and on weekends, he also established a major literary reputation. In 1992 he left business to become a full-time writer. Gioia's poems, translations, essays, and reviews have appeared in many magazines including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Washington Post Book World, The New York Times Book Review, Slate, and The Hudson Review. He is also a long time commentator on American culture and literature for BBC Radio. In 1996 Gioia returned to his native California. He currently lives in Sonoma County with his wife and two sons.
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