Dana Gioia

Dana Gioia

Poet and critic Dana Gioia is an internationally recognized man of letters. His most recent book of poems, Interrogations at Noon won the American Book Award. A former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, he currently directs arts and culture programs for the Aspen Institute.

Business and Poetry

Dana Gioia's influential essay "Business and Poetry" has recently been translated into Spanish by Marcelo Rioseco.

Why Support the Arts?

Dana Gioia - Why Support the Arts? from Community Foundation Sonoma on Vimeo.

Video Editorial

"Reading and Civic Engagement"
Dana Gioia discusses the results of the NEA's research on reading. Produced as part of the Song of a Citizen video op-ed series.

Stanford University Commencement Speech

On June 17, 2007, Dana Gioia delivered the Commencement speech at Stanford University.
The full text of his speech is available here.
An excerpt appears in the Wall Street Journal.

Featured Essay

"Literary L.A., with No Apology"
Adapted from remarks given during the Los Angeles Times Books Prizes ceremony.