Carolyn D. Wright
| Carolyn D. Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1949 Mountain Home, Arkansas |
| Died | January 12, 2016 (aged 67) Barrington, Rhode Island |
| 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] He 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]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "C.D. Wright Interview with Kent Johnson for Jacket". English.uiuc.edu. http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/s_z/cdwright/johnson.htm. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1057
- ↑ http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/23287
- ↑ "CC.D. Wright, ex-R.I. state poet and MacArthur 'genius grant' winner, dies at 67". The Providence Journal. January 14, 2016. http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20160114/NEWS/160119564/13938/ENTERTAINMENT. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
Other websites[change | change source]
- 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
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