Response to Introduction BAP 2018

Before I start with the introduction, I have noticed the different writing style between David Lehman and Dana Gioia. When the first prefers complicated sentences where the latter uses simple and clear sentences. Anyway, Dana Gioia divides his introduction in two parts. In the first one, he talks about where poetry stands in society nowadays and how the media is reviving poetry by reciting verses in  the best hit TV shows. Then in the second part, he mentions how he had been collecting poems every available media and resources. He also shares his two main goals; one that he wants the collection "the broadest variety of poems possible" and two, he desires "to include only poems that evoked a deep personal response". He concludes his introduction with questions for readers to think about and suggests to enjoy rare poetry collection.