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James Wright

AmericanDecember 13, 1927 – March 25, 1980Poetry

American poet who moved from formal to free verse and became one of the founders of the deep image movement. The Branch Will Not Break is his most celebrated collection.

Works

  • The Green WallEarly poems on nature observation and pastoral reflection→
  • Saint JudasPoems on ethical struggle, redemption, and spiritual compassion→
  • The Branch Will Not BreakImagist poems celebrating simplicity and natural revelation→
  • Shall We Gather at the RiverMeditative poems on mortality, spiritual awakening, and grace→
  • Collected PoemsComplete selected poems spanning Wright's full career→

Related

Robert Bly·Richard Hugo·Galway Kinnell
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