Fwd: Dana Gioia?

[Doug Henwood]

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Subject: Dana Gioia?
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:32:57 -0500
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The papers report that the poet, Dana Gioia is Bush's
choice to head the National Endowment for the Arts.

So far as I can tell, it looks like a good appointment.
I've read some of his poems and I like them very much.
But the Books and Arts editor of the Weekly Standard,
J. Bottum, has a column in Thursday's WSJ implying
artistic and/or political opposition to Gioia. See
"Rhyme and Reason: An NEA Nominee Who's a Perfect Fit"
WSJ, pg. D12:1; 10/24/02.

So, is there opposition to this appointment? It seems
to me that the columnist is making politics out of a
mole hill, but I live in the Dallas area and for all
I know there is an army of enraged artists/lib'ruls
opposed, even though I don't see any signs of that.

Any story on this?

--
John K. Taber

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