"It is time to renovate and reoccupy our own tradition" (35… - Dana Gioia

"It is time to renovate and reoccupy our own tradition" (35).

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Michael Dana Gioia (born December 24, 1950) is an American poet and critic. He has been chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts since January 2003.

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Alternative Names: Gioia, Dana • Michael Dana Gioia

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Being so deeply rooted in one place and culture allows a genuine writer to experiment wildly with the material without ever losing touch with its essence.

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The music that of common speech
but slanted so that each detail
sounds unexpected as a sharp
inserted in a simple scale.

"It is time to renovate and reoccupy our own tradition" (35). - Dana Gioia

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