Search results
James Wright
SoccerApr 22, 2024 · James Wright 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). After serving in the U.S. Army in World War.
Nov 22, 2017 · An Ecstatic, Troubled Poet Comes to Life in a New Biography. By Eric McHenry. Nov. 22, 2017. Share full article. James Wright, on horseback, with Robert Bly at Bly’s farm in Madison, Minn ...
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. In the Minnesota Review, Peter...
The Branch Will Not Break - 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.
Interviewed by Peter A. Stitt. Issue 62, Summer 1975. Early in 1972—following the publication, in April 1971, of his Collected Poems—James Wright was awarded both the Pulitzer Prize for poetry and the Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets.
James Wright 101. 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.
