James Arlington Wright

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James Arlington Wright was an influential 20th-century American poet known for his emotionally resonant, image-rich verse and his Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Collected Poems."

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instanceOf human
poet
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-12-13
dateOfDeath 1980-03-25
describedBySource American literary criticism
Pulitzer Prize records
educatedAt Kenyon College
University of Washington
employer Macalester College
University of Minnesota
familyName Wright
genre lyric poetry
givenName James
hasInfluenceOn late 20th-century American poetry
hasPart poem "A Blessing"
linked to: A Blessing

poem "Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio"
poem "Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota"
influenced American lyric poets
influencedBy Ezra Pound
Thomas Hardy
William Butler Yeats
linked to: W.B. Yeats
languageOfWorkOrName English
middleName Arlington
movement Confessional poetry
Deep Image poetry
linked to: Deep Image
notableWork Above the River: The Complete Poems and Selected Prose
Collected Poems
Saint Judas
Shall We Gather at the River
The Branch Will Not Break
occupation poet
period 20th century
placeOfBirth Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States
linked to: Martins Ferry
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
residence Minnesota
New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Anne Wright
Libby Wright
linked to: Libby Snyder
writingStyle emotionally resonant verse
image-rich verse

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James Wright birthName James Arlington Wright
subject linked to: James Wright (poet)