{"product_id":"9781555977719","title":"99 Poems : New \u0026 Selected","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e99 Poems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dana Gioia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, a major career retrospective by the California Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo much of what we live goes on inside—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe diaries of grief, the tongue-tied aches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf unacknowledged love are no less real\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor having passed unsaid. What we conceal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs always more than what we dare confide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThink of the letters that we write our dead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—from “Unsaid”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana Gioia has long been celebrated as a poet of sharp intelligence and  brooding emotion with an ingenious command of his craft. \u003ci\u003e99 Poems: New \u0026amp; Selected\u003c\/i\u003e  gathers for the first time work from across his career, including many  remarkable new poems. Gioia has not arranged this selection  chronologically but instead has organized it by theme in seven  sections: Mystery, Place, Remembrance, Imagination, Stories, Songs, and Love. The result is a book that reveals and renews the pleasures,  consolations, and sense of wonder that poetry bestows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003e99 Poems: New \u0026amp; Selected\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most anticipated collections of 2016, and it does not disappoint. . . . The book is both a career retrospective and a companion of sorts to Gioia's 1991 essay and 1992 book, \u003ci\u003eCan Poetry Matter?\u003c\/i\u003e There, he challenged readers and writers to think critically about the role and the value of the genre. Here, he shows how poems resonate. . . . No matter what the topic—mystery, place remembrance, imagination, stories, songs, love—or the form, these polished pieces are vibrant and inviting.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A force for poetry here . . . and everywhere, Gioia is richly deserving of a life’s look.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003e99 Poems: New \u0026amp; Selected \u003c\/i\u003eserves to reenforce Gioia’s reputation as one of America’s best living poets. Gioia writes in both metered and free verse and has a respect for form that gives his verse a somewhat classic feel. And yet there is also a heartfelt simplicity that keeps his work warm and accessible.”\u003cb\u003e—The Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gifted poet of rhythm and reason, Gioia’s civic and critical pedigree is impressive. . . . This new and selected collection marks his return to verse.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The first thing to know about Dana Gioia . . . is the richness and range of his poetry. Thoughtfully embroidered with literary allusions, wit and natural imagery, it’s alternately prayerful and playful, and occasionally Chandler-esque.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePasadena Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In a culture obsessed with quantity and novelty, Gioia stands out for his commitment to quality. . . . Like Bach's music, Gioia's poetry is sublime enough to hold the attention of even the most distractible readers. And once he has their attention, he teaches them to name and care for their places, their neighbors, and their eternal souls.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Virtually [every poem] here resounds, like the work of another elegantly musical poet whose corpus bulks little larger than Gioia's—A. E. Housman.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e *Starred Review*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers searching for classically styled poetry that is unflinchingly sincere and honest will find what they need in the voice of this master poet.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Gioia] offer[s] intellectual insight coupled with a becoming sincerity. . . . 99 Poems is well worth reading.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weekly Standard \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e99 Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is an important collection by an important poet.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Claremont Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gioia, in the mechanism of service, has always raised the bar of poetry with his intellectual brand of firepower. . . . [\u003ci\u003e99 Poems\u003c\/i\u003e] includes the truest personal narrative we've had to date. . . . This book is a marriage of values: writing done exceedingly well; and a heart deeper and stronger than ever. Gioia has earned his stay in poetry's future.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003e99 Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is challenging, engaging, and a pleasure to read. This is poetry that opens to us the full range of the human experience; that takes us out of ourselves, yet leads us to new insights into our own lives; that leaves us more capable of accepting the truth.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gioia’s poetry reminds us again and again that the world is a mystery where the things of God wait, hidden inside the heart of the world.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Catholic World Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These lines are a statement about beautiful poetry written in beautiful poetry, and are also a strong argument for Gioia's place as one of the finest poets of his era. There is something to admire in virtually every poem in this book, and individual readers will find their own favorites that they will remember and return to.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAble Muse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gioia’s \u003ci\u003e99 Poems: New and Selected\u003c\/i\u003e can serve as a perfect introduction to his poetic work as a whole, attesting to the range and sophistications of his forms and themes. . . . Gioia is a master, rare in this day and age, of the narrative poem.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eItalian Americana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dana Gioia [is] a poet set apart from exiguous mainstream formlessness by elastic ease in all the forms.”\u003cb\u003e—Cynthia Ozick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brought to you by the indefatigable Graywolf Press, \u003ci\u003e99 Poems\u003c\/i\u003e features one of the best poems I've read so far this year, 'Pentecost.'\"\u003cb\u003e—Brady Kamphenkel, Common Good Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781555977719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597203222734,"sku":"9781555977719","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_05f9fdbb-473d-4433-8238-40a658680be3.jpg?v=1637874086","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781555977719","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}