Dana Gioia vs. Randall Jarrell
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Dana Gioia
1950 – present
Literature
United States
Michael Dana Gioia is an American poet, literary critic, literary translator, and essayist.
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"If the soul of Roman Catholicism is to be found in partisan politics, then it's probably time to shutter up the chapel" ."
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Randall Jarrell
1914 – 1965
Literature
United States
Randall Jarrell jə-REL was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, and novelist. He was the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate of the United States.
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"The poet needs to be deluded about his poems — for who can be sure that it is delusion? In his strongest hours the public hardly exists for the writer; he does …"
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Connections
Randall Jarrell was influenced by Dana Gioia
Shared era: 1950 – 1965
Both wrote about: