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Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture

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In 1991, Dana Gioia's provocative essay "Can Poetry Matter?" was published in the Atlantic Monthly , and received more public response than any other piece in the magazine's history. In his book, Gioia more fully addressed the question: Is there a place for poetry to be part of modern American mainstream culture? Ten years later, the debate is as lively and heated as ever. Graywolf is pleased to re-issue this highly acclaimed collection in a handsome new edition, which includes a new Introduction by distinguished critic ...

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Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture 2002, Graywolf Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9781555973704

10th Anniversary edition

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