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New Collection: Meet Me at the Lighthouse

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Meet Me at the Lighthouse is now available for pre-order.


"Becoming a Writer" film series: Finding Time to Write

“Meet Me at the Lighthouse”

The title poem of Dana Gioia's new book celebrates the old Hermosa Beach jazz club, the Lighthouse. Meet Me at the Lighthouse is available now for pre-order.



Studying with Miss Bishop

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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)