CAN POETRY MATTER?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture
first edition
1992 · St. Paul
by Gioia, Dana
St. Paul: Graywolf Press, 1992. First Edition. Octavo; cloth-backed boards; dustjacket; 257pp. A Near Fine copy. Dustwrapper moderately spine-faded, else Near Fine.
A now classic collection of essays and reviews published after his 1991 title essay in The Atlantic caused a storm of controversy. Perhaps the most discussed essay on poetry in the 90's. (Inventory #: 66851)
A now classic collection of essays and reviews published after his 1991 title essay in The Atlantic caused a storm of controversy. Perhaps the most discussed essay on poetry in the 90's. (Inventory #: 66851)