James Wright

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  • James Wright's "A Blessing"...poem at Minnesota rest stop on I-90

    MPR’s Art Hughes reports on a highway dedication of James Wright’s poem “The Blessing.” It was written after a ride with his friend Robert Bly as they pulled their car off the road and encountered a pair of horses.

    May. 11, 1998
  • James Wright's poem "A Blessing"

    MPR’s Kate Moos reads James Wright’s beloved poem, A Blessing. The poem is based on an actual experience James Wright had whilst driving home one late afternoon with his friend Robert Bly, a fellow poet. They had pulled off the highway and stopped to admire two ponies.

    Apr. 8, 19931 min
  • Exhibit of poet James Wright material

    MPR’s Mike Edgerly interviews unknown gentleman about exhibit of material from renowned American poet James Wright, including diaries and correspondence with W. H. Auden, John Crowe Ransom, and Theodore Roethke.

    Apr. 8, 19933 min

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