Dana Gioia
Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Dana Gioia is an award-winning poet and critic. His third collection of poetry, Interrogations at Noon (Graywolf, 2002), won the American Book Award. Also a best-selling anthologist, Gioia's poetry, essays, translations, and criticism frequently appear in numerous publications. His many books include Daily Horoscope (1986), The Gods of Winter (1991), and Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture (Graywolf, 1991; 2001). He has taught as a visiting writer at Colorado College, Johns Hopkins University, Sarah Lawrence College, Mercer University, and Wesleyan University.
