Over the past half century, as American poetry's specialist audience has steadily expanded, its general readership has declined. Even if great poetry continues to be written, it has retreated from the center of literary life. Though supported by a loyal coterie, poetry has lost the confidence that it speaks to and for the general culture. Dana Gioia American Poet More Dana Gioia Quotes 0
People have to recognize that the arts are a major industry and need to be at the table for the recovery plan, ... There is no way for these local economies to recover unless we invest in the cultural life. Culture was Louisiana's second-biggest economy, right after oil. These organizations have suffered enormous losses. Dana Gioia American Poet More Dana Gioia Quotes 0
Jazz may well be considered America's most treasured and most influential export, ... From its earliest days until now it has continued to grow creatively -- yet the people who have given us this art form deserve far greater recognition. Dana Gioia American Poet More Dana Gioia Quotes 0
America can no longer take active and engaged literacy for granted. Dana Gioia American Poet More Dana Gioia Quotes 0
Jazz is one of the great, truly native American art forms. Along with the movies, it's probably the art that the rest of the world associates most deeply with America. Dana Gioia American Poet More Dana Gioia Quotes 0
The arts need social recognition. The money will come if people think it's important. Dana Gioia American Poet More Dana Gioia Quotes 0