Carolyn D. Wright | |
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Born | |
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]