num_pages: 256
description: 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 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 and poet, Dana Gioia.
language: English
title: Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture
titlecomplete: Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture
genres: Crafts, Criticism, Essays, Poetry, Writing, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 207
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Criticism
publisher: Graywolf Press