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Ciardi

American  
[chahr-dee] / ˈtʃɑr di /

noun

  1. John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.


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John Ciardi, reviewing it in The New York Times, wrote, “Mr. Wagoner knows how to see both the thing precisely and the thing in relation.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021

“It’s a piece of history. You can’t worry about the politics,” said producer Mark Ciardi.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2018

My favorite is from American poet John Ciardi, evidently a fan of sunny-side up eggs.

From The Guardian ● May 24, 2016

We had two books of John Ciardi poems that were illustrated by Edward Gorey.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2012

From the Ciardi group on toward the right, Guido Marussig's "Walled City", Italico Brass' "Pontoon Bridge", and particularly Scattola's "Venice" are all worthy of comment.

From The Galleries of the Exposition by Eugen Neuhaus

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