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Disappearing Ink: Poetry at the End of Print Culture - Softcover

Gioia, Dana

 
9781555974107: Disappearing Ink: Poetry at the End of Print Culture

Synopsis

Leading poet Dana Gioia offers bold and insightful essays on poetry's changing place in contemporary US culture. With the clarity, insight and wit that made his 1992 work Can Poetry Matter? one of the most important books on literature and modern-day society, Gioia tests the pulse of poetry. He looks at how it can find its most relevant incarnation, exploring contemporary oral traditions of rap and slam. An essential book for anyone who cares about the future of poetry.

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About the Author

Dana Gioia is the author of three collections of poetry: Daily Horoscope, The Gods of Winter, and Interrogations at Noon, which won the American Book Award. He is the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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