Carolyn D. Wright
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Carolyn D. Wright | |
|---|---|
 September 2007 | |
| Born | January 6, 1949 |
| Died | January 12, 2016 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Memphis, University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Poetry |
| Known for | MacArthur Fellowship |
Carolyn D. "C. D." Wright (January 6, 1949 – January 12, 2016) was an American poet.[1] Se was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas. In 1977 the publishing company founded by Frank Stanford, Lost Roads, published Wright's first collection, Room Rented by A Single Woman. In 1983 she moved to Providence, Rhode Island to teach writing at Brown University as the Israel J. Kapstein Professor of English.[2] In 2013, Wright was elected a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.[3]
Wright died on January 12, 2016 from cancer in Barrington, Rhode Island at the age of 67.[4]
Carolyn D. Wright Media
John Reed, David Biespiel and Wright at the after party for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, March 2012
Related pages
References
- ↑ C.D. Wright Interview with Kent Johnson for JacketEnglish.uiuc.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ↑ C. D. Wright (1949–2016) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas. www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net.
- ↑ Poets, Academy of American. Academy of American Poets. poets.org.
- ↑ CC.D. Wright, ex-R.I. state poet and MacArthur 'genius grant' winner, dies at 67 (January 14, 2016)The Providence Journal. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
Other websites
- Griffin Poetry Prize biography
- Griffin Poetry Prize readings, including video clips
- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
- .mp3 recording of Wright reading from "One Big Self" during the Key West Literary Seminar, 2003
- C. D. Wright--The Academy of American Poets Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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