poet, author and editor
American poet, author and editor; professor at the University of Iowa
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Bookworm
John D'Agata: The Making of the American Essay Despite 20 years of study, John D'Agata believes that we're still in the "Wild West" of coming to terms with the essay, its long heritage and its creation.
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John D'Agata: About a Mountain In a culture whose major activities include consumption and the production of waste, John D'Agata ponders the adjacency of Las Vegas and a proposed nuclear waste dumping ground...
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