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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C. D. Wright canonical 2

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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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