Dana Gioia

From the recent Hudson Review: "There was something shameful about loving opera. Especially for a boy. Opera was pretentious, boring, effete, and effeminate. By the time I was ten, I understood the unsavory reputation of the art." Read the full essay at the Hudson Review.

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The Poet and the Painters

On April 26, 2024, from 5:30-7:00, the Roswell Visual Arts Center, in Roswell, Georgia, will present “The Poet and the Painters,” an exhibition of 18 paintings created by Vincent Rinehart and Karl Kroeppler in response to the poems of Dana Gioia. The show will also include four sculptures by Barbara Rinehart also inspired by the poems. “The Poet and the Painters” will be a multi-media show in which the paintings will each have a QR code that links visitors to both the text of the poem and a recording of the author reading it aloud. The exhibition will run from April 26 to May 23.

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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.

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The Madness of Hercules

Dana Gioia's new poetic translation of Seneca's harrowing tragedy.
Read an interview with Dana Gioia on the process of translating Hercules Furens.