Word: gioia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...years ago, when Dana Gioia published the title essay to his collection Can Poetry Matter? in the Atlantic Monthly, he caused nothing short of a literary scandal. The Atlantic received more mail than it had in years. Publications as far flung as the Times Literary Supplement and USA Today printed spin-off discussions. Even international radio stations picked up the story. All this over an evaluation of contemporary verse...
...this is precisely Gioia's point. Poetry hasn't always lived on the fringes of American culture. Its current status marks a radical departure from literary tradition. Fifty years ago, anthologies made best seller lists. People memorized verse. Fifty years ago, "poetry mattered outside the classroom...
...PENTAGON HAS QUIETLY ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF AN Italian air base, just in case the Yugoslav conflict triggers international military action. Under an agreement signed in October, 12 American F-16 FIGHTING FALCONS would hop over from Germany and park at Gioia del Colle, south of Bari, Italy, when needed. The Italians have also agreed to allow expanded U.S. operations at Sigonella Air Station in Sicily...