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James Wright was frequently referred to as one of America's finest contemporary poets. He was admired by critics and fellow poets alike for his willingness and ability to experiment with language and style, as well as for his thematic concerns.
Poetry. Wright's early poetry is relatively conventional in form and meter, especially compared with his later, looser poetry. Although most of his fame comes from his original poetry, Wright made a contribution to another area of literary modernism: the translation.
James Wright - Born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, on December 13, 1927, James Arlington Wright won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry and was elected a fellow of The Academy of American Poets.
Nov 22, 2017 · JAMES WRIGHT. A Life in Poetry. By Jonathan Blunk. Illustrated. 496 pp. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $40. James Wright loved to recite poems he knew by heart, and he seemed to know most of...
James Wright (born Dec. 13, 1927, Martin’s Ferry, Ohio, U.S.—died March 25, 1980, New York, N.Y.) was an American poet of the postmodern era who wrote about sorrow, salvation, and self-revelation, often drawing on his native Ohio River valley for images of nature and industry. In 1972 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Collected Poems (1971).
The Branch Will Not Break | Academy of American Poets. Born in a factory town in Ohio, James Wright grew up among poverty and desolation, which profoundly influenced his writing. He used his poetry as a mode to discuss his political and social concerns.
Jul 26, 2021 · James Wright was an American poet who wrote about grief, redemption, and self-discovery, often using pictures of nature and industry from his native Ohio River valley. He received the 'Pulitzer Prize' for 'Collected Poems' in 1972. (1971).
A Blessing. By James Wright. Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass. And the eyes of those two Indian ponies. Darken with kindness. They have come gladly out of the willows. To welcome my friend and me. We step over the barbed wire into the pasture. Where they have been grazing all day, alone.
The unofficial poet laureate of the working class. By Benjamin Voigt. Portrait by Sophie Herxheimer. James Wright was the rarest of writers: able to both embody his moment and somehow stand outside it. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio; his father worked in a factory and his mother in a laundry.
By Sean Murphy. 2004 Poetry winner Franz Wright (left) and his father, 1972 Poetry winner James Wright. (McSweeney's) Fifty years ago, the publication of James Wright's "Collected Poems" helped augur the beginning of a new era in American culture. In the fractious world of postwar American poetry, Wright was a neutral waystation.
