Poetry, Opera, and Song
Dana Gioia discusses his new book "Weep, Shudder, Die."
Film Noir
New video: Dana Gioia read his poem,"Film Noir," with music by Dmitry Matheny.
Weep, Shudder, Die
A BOOK ABOUT OPERA UNLIKE ANY OTHER
Available from Paul Dry Books.
I enjoyed it immensely (I read it in one intense sitting), and recommend it with the utmost enthusiasm." - Ken Meltzter, Fanfare
"How I Write": David Perell Interviews Dana Gioia
The Making of Fiat Lux
This short film documents the creation of Fiat Lux, a new symphonic choral work by Dana Gioia and composer Sir James MacMillan with the Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale.
Poetry as Enchantment
In the essays in Poetry as Enchantment—more personal than any of his earlier works—Dana Gioia shares a lifetime of thought and experience about poetry. Gioia, the author of Can Poetry Matter?, talks about poetry in a radically different way than it is currently being taught or discussed. In the title essay, he explains that poetry is speech raised to the level of song, and though poetry may often be misunderstood as intellectual, it moves us the way music does. Poetry charms its readers, creating a heightened experience of attention. It addresses readers in the fullness of their humanity, simultaneously speaking to the mind, emotions, imagination, memory, and physical senses. Without academic jargon, Poetry as Enchantment relates literature to the questions of life.
"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.
"The End of the World"
Here is a new recording on one of Gioia's most popular short poems.
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.