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Carolyn D. Wright was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas to a chancery judge and a court reporter. She earned a BA from Memphis State College (now the University of Memphis) in 1971 and an MFA from the University of Arkansas in 1976. In 1979, she took a position at the San Francisco State University Poetry Center, which exposed her to many of the leading proponents of language poetry. Wright's work is influenced by many of the language poets, particularly Ron Silliman, but she found herself put off by what she has described as their "collective snobbishness" and overly theoretical stance. In 1983 she moved to Providence, Rhode Island to teach writing at Brown University, where she is Israel J. Kapstein Professor of English. Mountain Home is a city located in : Baxter County, Arkansas. ... The University of Memphis was founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1912 as the West Tennessee Normal School. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The University of Arkansas (known locally as the U. of A. or The Hill) is a public coeducational land-grant university system, with its flagship campus in Fayetteville. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... San Francisco State University is a branch of the California State University system. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Ron Silliman, American poet, (b. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Beehive of Industry Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ...

Wright's early poetry was often narrative, but her later work has become increasingly experimental. Her poetry is strongly rooted in a sense of place and regional voices, particularly those of Rhode Island and the Ozarks. She has published literary maps of both Rhode Island and Arkansas. Her first and second books, Room Rented by a Single Woman and Terrorism: Poems, were published by Frank Stanford's Lost Roads Publishers. Wright and her husband, Forrest Gander, began running Lost Roads after Stanford's death in 1981. Wright's later work includes String Light; Deepstep Come Shining, a book-length poem; and One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana, a collaboration with photographer Deborah Luster. She has won several prestigious awards, including her appointment to the post of poet laureate of the state of Rhode Island in 1994, a Guggenheim fellowship, and, in 2004, a MacArthur Fellowship. This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... Ozark redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 29th 137 732 km² 385 km 420 km 2. ... Forrest Gander, American poet, (b. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a leading private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. ...

Works

• Translation of the Gospel Back into Tongues (SUNY Press, 1981)
• Further Adventures with You (Carnegie Mellon, 1986)
• String Light (U. of Georgia Press, 1991)
• Just Whistle (Kelsey Street Press, 1993)
• Tremble (Ecco, 1996)
• Deepstep Come Shining (Copper Canyon, 1998)
• Steal Away: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon, 2002) shortlisted for the 2003 International Griffin Poetry Prize)
• One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana (Twin Palms, 2003) with photographs by Deborah Luster
• Cooling Time: An American Poetry Vigil (Copper Canyon, 2005)

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External links

• C. D. Wright--The Academy of American Poets
• Interview from Jacket Magazine
• "Only the crossing counts," Slate magazine
• "Bent Tones"
• Griffin Poetry Prize biography, including audio clip