It's the author's task to reinvent the language, to keep it alive and vital by avoiding sentimentality and cliche which deaden and distort.
Literary awards received and date received.
Poet Laureate of Iowa, 2004 to the present; Pushcart Prize XXI; Carl Sandburg Medal for Poetry, 1994; National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1985 and 1993; Delmore Schwartz Memorial Prize for Poetry, New York University,1989; Rainer Maria Rilke Prize for Poetry, 1984; White House Salute to American Poets, 1980; Rinehart Fellowship for Poetry, 1962-63.
Book Types:
Nonfiction, Poetry Collection
Audience Types:
Adult
Genres (Optional):
ed. book of essays on Iowa Writers Workshop
Are you willing to do programs for schools, libraries, or other groups?
Yes
If you are willing to do programs, will you charge a fee?
Yes
Mailing Address:
Robert Dana
1466 Westview Drive
Coralville, IA 52241
Dana, Robert
