C. D. Wright

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C. D. Wright was an American poet known for her innovative, genre-blurring work that often explored place, justice, and the voices of marginalized communities.

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instanceOf person
poet
professor
writer
awardReceived Griffin Poetry Prize
Guggenheim Fellowship
Lannan Literary Award for Poetry
MacArthur Fellowship
National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
basedIn Providence, Rhode Island
causeOfDeath heart attack
coFounded Lost Roads Publishers
linked to: Sun & Moon Press
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1949-01-06
dateOfDeath 2016-01-12
educatedAt Memphis State University
University of Arkansas
employer Brown University
familyName Wright
fieldOfWork documentary poetics
experimental literature
poetry
fullName Carolyn Doris Wright
genre essay
hybrid prose
poetry
givenName Carolyn
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainTheme place
social justice
voices of marginalized communities
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Letters
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
movement contemporary American poetry
notableWork Cooling Time: An American Poetry Vigil
Deepstep Come Shining
One Big Self: An Investigation
One With Others
Rising, Falling, Hovering
Steal Away: Selected and New Poems
String Light
occupation editor
poet
professor
placeOfBirth Mountain Home, Arkansas
placeOfDeath Barrington, Rhode Island
positionHeld Israel J. Kapstein Professor of English
sexOrGender female
spouse Forrest Gander
writingStyle documentary
genre-blurring

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