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Dana Gioia’s Selected Poems Appear in Spanish

La oscuridad intacta, a selection of Dana Gioia’s poems translated into Spanish by the Costa Rican poet Gustavo Solorzano-Alfaro, has recently been published by Pre-Textos (Madrid, Buenos Aires, Valencia). The book surveys Gioia’s poetic career and includes two critical essays about his work. 

Gustavo Solorzano-Alfaro
Translator Gustavo Solorzano-Alfaro

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New book: Studying with Miss Bishop

In his new book, Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life, Dana Gioia tells about six people who helped him become a writer and understand what it meant to dedicate his life to literature.



“Best Book of the Year”


99 Poems Wins 2018 Poets' Prize

Helen Sung’s new jazz album features lyrics and readings by Dana Gioia

Dana Gioia “The Ballad of Jesus Ortiz”

The Ballad of Jesus Ortiz

(Los Angeles Review of Books)