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The Gathering of California’s Poets Laureate

A 10-minute video of highlights from the event is online here (via the Engaging the Senses Foundation).


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

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.

E. A. Robinson overcame poverty, addiction, and tragedy to become the great poet of his generation.

“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)