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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. In the Minnesota Review, Peter A. Stitt wrote that Wright's work both represents and parallels the development of the best modern American poets:
Poet. Education. Kenyon College ( BA) University of Washington ( MA, PhD) Literary movement. Deep image poetry. Notable works. "A Blessing"; The Branch Will Not Break; "Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota". James Arlington Wright (December 13, 1927 – March 25, 1980) was an American poet.
Read poems by this poet. James Arlington Wright was born on December 13, 1927, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. His father worked for fifty years at a glass factory, and his mother left school at fourteen to work in a laundry; neither attended school beyond the eighth grade. While in high school in 1943, Wright suffered a nervous breakdown and missed a ...
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.
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.
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. The latter was awarded “for distinguished poetic achievement” by a panel of judges consisting of W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, and Richard Wilbur.
James Arlington Wright (December 13, 1927 in Martins Ferry, Ohio – March 25, 1980 in New York City, New York) was an American poet, literary critic and university lecturer. Wright, who came from a working-class family, grew up in the small town of Martins Ferry during the Great Depression and served in the US Army during World War II. He began postgraduate studies at Kenyon College ...
James Wright 101. The unofficial poet laureate of the working class. 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. He wrote intense lyrics that probe the edges of ...
Jul 26, 2021 · James Wright, in full, James Arlington Wright, was born on December 13, 1927, in the small Ohio town of Martins Ferry. His father worked for fifty years in a glass factory, and his mother dropped out of high school at the age of fourteen to work in a laundry. None of them completed eighth grade. About how he developed an interest in poetry ...
Oct 17, 2017 · The authorized and sweeping biography of one of America’s most complex, influential, and enduring poets In the extraordinary generation of American poets who came of age in the middle of the twentieth century, James Wright (1927–1980) was frequently placed at the top of the list. With a fierce, single-minded devotion to his work, Wright escaped the steel town of his Depression-era ...
