James Wright was born in December 13, 1927 to March 27, 1980 in New York. He’s known as on of America’s finest contemporary poets. Some of his books that he published were called: Above the river Two a blossoming pear tree Moments of the Italien summer A Blessing James Wright wasn’t an only child. He had two brothers (Jack and Ted) and later on his parents adopted one girl named Marge. In 1953 James married “LIberty Kerdules”. They had two sons named Franz and Marshall. Years later Liberty and James divorced in 1962.\ James remarried a sculptor named “Edith Anne Crunk” At age 40. She was the source of inspiration for James. At the age of 52 JAmes was sent to the hospital and died of cancer. James purpose for poetry was to describe how