| Date of Birth | 25-May-1935 | |
| Place of Birth |
Albuquerque (United States of America, New Mexico, Bernalillo County, Area code 505) |
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| Nationality | United States of America | |
| Profession | Playwright, Poet, Essayist | |
| Jay Wright is an African-American poet, playwright, and essayist. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he currently lives in Bradford, Vermont. Although his work is not as widely known as other American poets of his generation, it has received considerable critical acclaim. Wright's work is emblematic of what the Guyanese-British writer Wilson Harris has termed the "cross-cultural imagination." | ||
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