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  2. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › charles-wrightCharles Wright | Poetry Foundation

    Charles Wright is often ranked as one of the best American poets of his generation. Born in 1935 in Pickwick Dam, Tennessee, Wright attended Davidson College and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop; he also served four years in the U.S. Army, and it was while stationed in Italy that Wright began to read and…

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_Wright_(poet)Charles Wright (poet) - Wikipedia

    Charles Wright (born August 25, 1935) is an American poet. He shared the National Book Award in 1983 for Country Music: Selected Early Poems and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for Black Zodiac. From 2014 to 2015, he served as the 20th Poet Laureate of the United States.

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  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Charles-WrightCharles Wright | Biography, Poetry, & Facts | Britannica

    May 8, 2024 · Charles Wright, American poet known for his lyricism and use of lush imagery in his poems about nature, life and death, and God. He served as poet laureate of the United States from 2014 to 2015. Learn more about Wright’s life and poetry as well as his various awards.

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  6. poets.org › poet › charles-wrightAbout Charles Wright | Academy of American Poets

    In 1999, he was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and served until 2002. In 2014, he was appointed United States Poet Laureate. Charles Wright - Born in 1935, Charles Wright is the author of several books of poetry and has received the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.

    Year
    Title
    2017
    Sitting at Night on the Front Porch
    1997
    Appalachian Book of the Dead IV (audio ...
    2011
    Body and Soul (audio only)
    2011
    Relics (audio only)

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  7. www.pbs.org › newshour › artsCharles Wright named U.S. Poet Laureate | PBS NewsHour

    Jun 12, 2014 · Charles Wright, a master of capturing landscape and meditation in verse, has been named the next Poet Laureate of the United States by the Library of Congress. It is the latest in a long list...

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  9. time.com › 2864086 › who-is-charles-wright-the-newNew Poet Laureate Charles Wright: Who Is He? | TIME

    Jun 12, 2014 · T he Library of Congress announced today that Charles Wright will be the next Poet Laureate, kicking off his tenure with a Sept. 25 reading of his work. James H. Billington, the Librarian of ...

  10. www.loc.gov › item › no98041640Charles Wright | Library of Congress

    Charles Wright was born in Pickwick Dam, Tennessee, on August 25, 1935, and attended Davidson College and the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop. He is the author of 24 poetry collections. Wright’s major honors include the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt ...

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