{"product_id":"studying-with-miss-bishop-memoirs-from-a-young-writers-life-9781589881518","title":"Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer's Life","description":"Highly enjoyable . . . \u003ci\u003eStudying with Miss Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e offers the opportunity to encounter writing as an act of civility.―\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFascinating snapshots of remarkable encounters which, when brought together, chart a delightfully unusual path to literary success.―\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReading this memoir is like being at one of those memorable dinner parties, attended by the best and brightest, sparkling with wit and excellent conversations. You don't want it to be over, the conversations to end  But with books, you need not worry. You can go back to the party, savor it, reread it again, and again.--\u003cb\u003eJulia Alvarez, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfterlife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStudying with Miss Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e, Dana Gioia discusses six people who helped him become a writer and better understand what it meant to dedicate one's life to writing. Four were famous authors--Elizabeth Bishop, John Cheever, James Dickey, and Robert Fitzgerald. Two were unknown--Gioia's Merchant Marine uncle and Ronald Perry, a forgotten poet. Each of the six essays provides a vivid portrait; taken together they tell the story of Gioia's own journey from working-class LA to international literary success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13359522\"\u003eDana Gioia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589881518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589881516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN005060\"\u003eWriting | Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Gioia\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and critic. He has published five full-length collections of verse, most recently \u003ci\u003e99 Poems: New \u0026amp; Selected\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Poets' Prize as the best new book of the year. His third collection, \u003ci\u003eInterrogations at Noon\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the American Book Award. An influential critic, Gioia's controversial volume, \u003ci\u003eCan Poetry Matter?\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The book is credited with helping revive the role of poetry in American public culture. Gioia has also edited or co-edited two dozen best-selling literary anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (with X. J. Kennedy) and \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry 2018\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHudson Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. Gioia has served as the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and as California State Poet Laureate. He is currently the Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture at the University of Southern California. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Sonoma County, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834558480523,"sku":"9781589881518","price":26.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_c802e12b-69e0-4847-9b9f-1aac5e9f17dd.jpg?v=1755664320","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/studying-with-miss-bishop-memoirs-from-a-young-writers-life-9781589881518","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}