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Poet

Dana Gioia, born on December 24, 1950, is an accomplished American poet known for his profound emotions and rich imagination in his works.

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“Aesthetic pleasure needs no justification, because a life without such pleasure is one not worth living.”

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Book:Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture

Source: Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture

“An art expands its audience by presenting masterpieces, not mediocrity.”

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Book:Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture

Source: Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture

“Dante and Hopkins, Mozart and Palestrina, Michelangelo and El Greco, Bramante and Gaudi have brought more souls to God than all the preachers of Texas.”

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Book:The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays

Source: The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays

“Poetry is a universal human art.”

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Book:Poetry as Enchantment

Source: Poetry as Enchantment

“The purpose of arts education is not to produce more artists, though that is a byproduct. The real purpose of arts education is to create complete human beings capable of leading successful and productive lives in a free society.”

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“There are some truths about life that can be expressed only as stories, or songs, or images. Art delights, instructs, consoles. It educates our emotions.”

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“Art is an irreplaceable way of understanding and expressing the world.”

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“Poetry speaks most effectively and inclusively (whether in free or formal verse) when it recognizes its connection - without apology - to its musical and ritualistic origins.”

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“Poetry offers a way of understanding and expressing existence that is fundamentally different from conceptual thought.”

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“It seems to me that awakening to the full potential of what your life might be - beyond the possibilities of your own family, your own class, your own race, your own neighborhood - that is one of the great gifts that art affords.”

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Author:Dana Gioia

About the Author

Born: December 24, 1950
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 58

Books & Sources

99 Poems: New & SelectedRelated source material

The Catholic Writer Today: And Other EssaysRelated source material

Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American CultureRelated source material

Poetry as EnchantmentRelated source material

Barrier of a common language: an American looks at contemporary British poetryRelated source material

Daily Horoscope: PoemsRelated source material

Interrogations at Noon: PoemsRelated source material

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