Years after issuing a call to action to save poetry, poet and Angeleno Dana Gioia is set to fulfill his mission as the California poet laureate with his statewide tour culminating in an L.A. poetry event on Oct. 6. [6 1/4 min read]
Professor Dana Gioia, California’s poet laureate, discusses his strategy for writing a poem to capture the heart of your Valentine.
Poet and writer Dana Gioia of USC Dornsife to be presented a national prize recognizing his lifetime achievement.
Poet and former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts Dana Gioia teaches in USC Dornsife’s English department. His unusual path includes a post as a marketing executive for General Foods, leading the team that created Jell-O Jigglers.
