![]() Tolson, due to his complexity of theme and language, as well as his work's utilization and transformation of the Western literary heritage. ![]() Others associate Wright with the African-American poets Robert Hayden and Melvin B. Although his work is not as widely known as other American poets of his generation, it has received considerable critical acclaim, with some comparing Wright's poetry to the work of Walt Whitman, T. This book included his famous poems The Homecoming Singer, The End of an Ethnic Dream, and An Invitation to Madison County. Wright's first publication was a 22-page chapbook entitled Death as History (1967), which contained 15 poems, published by Poets Press followed by his first full-length book, The Homecoming Singer (1971). ![]() As a student at Rutgers, Wright lived in Harlem, where he met African-American writers associated with the Black Arts Movement. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he lives in Bradford, Vermont. About Jay Wright Jay Wright is an African-American poet, playwright, and essayist. ![]()
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