Collected Poems

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Collected Poems is a posthumous volume gathering the major lyrical and narrative works of American poet James Wright, showcasing his evolution from formal verse to deeply personal, imagistic free verse.

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instanceOf book
poetry collection
associatedWithPoet James Wright NERFINISHED
author James Wright NERFINISHED
collects major lyrical works of James Wright
major narrative works of James Wright
containsWorkBy James Wright NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
documentType posthumous edition
genre lyric poetry
narrative poetry
hasForm free verse
metrical verse
rhymed verse
hasInfluenceOn later American lyric poets
hasNotablePoem A Blessing NERFINISHED
Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio NERFINISHED
Hook NERFINISHED
Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Saint Judas NERFINISHED
hasTargetAudience readers of American poetry
scholars of James Wright
students of modern poetry
hasTemporalCoverage entire poetic career of James Wright
includesPeriodOfWork early formalist phase of James Wright
late free-verse phase of James Wright
middle transitional phase of James Wright
isAbout human isolation
inner emotional life of the speaker
landscapes of the American Midwest
moments of transcendence
isCompilationOf individual poems first appearing in magazines
previously published collections by James Wright
isPosthumousWorkOf James Wright NERFINISHED
language English
literaryMovement American poetry
literaryStyle confessional
imagistic
meditative
mediaType print
showsLiteraryEvolutionFrom formal verse
showsLiteraryEvolutionTo imagistic free verse
personal free verse
subject Midwestern American life
memory
nature
personal suffering
redemption
working-class experience

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James Wright (poet) notableWork Collected Poems
subject surface form: James Wright