DANA GIOIA

Master Class in Form

Poet, critic, and best-selling anthologist, Dana Gioia is one of America 's leading contemporary men of letters. Winner of the American Book Award, Gioia is internationally recognized for his role in reviving rhyme, meter, and narrative in contemporary poetry. He has published three full-length books of poetry including Daily Horoscope (1986); The Gods of Winter (1991), chosen by London 's Poetry Society Book Club as its main selection; and Interrogations at Noon (2001), winner of the American Book Award. Gioia's critical collection, Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture (1992/2002) was chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of the “Best Books of 1992.” Gioia's poems, translations, essays, and reviews have appeared in many magazines including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Washington Post Book World, The New York Times Book Review, Slate, and The Hudson Review. He is also a longtime commentator on American culture and literature for BBC Radio. Author of the libretto for Nosferatu (2001), an opera created with composer Alva Henderson, Gioia's poem, “The End,” was recently set to music by award-winning composer Ned Rorem. In February 2003 Gioia was appointed by President George W. Bush as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. A native of California, he lives in Washington with his wife, Mary, and their two sons.

DAVID SANDERS

Assembling Your First Manuscript

David Sanders has served as editor-in-chief at the University of Arkansas Press and director of the Purdue University Press. Director of the Ohio University Press and Swallow Press since 1996, his poetry has been collected in two chapbooks/fine editions. He received his BFA in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University and his MFA from the University of Arkansas, where he also did post-graduate work in translation.

ADAM KIRSCH

Reviewing Poetry

Adam Kirsch is books editor of The New York Sun. His is the author of several books including The Wounded Surgeon, a study of six American poets, and most recently, The Modern Element: Essays on Contemporary Poetry.