Poetry Explorer


Classic and Contemporary Poets


JAMES WRIGHT

Poet Analysis

Poems found: 318

LITTLE MARBLE BOY

A BREATH OF AIR

A CENTENARY ODE: INSCRIBED TO LITTLE CROW, LEADER OF SIOUX REBELLION

A POEM BY GARNIE BRAXTON

A POEM WRITTEN UNDER AN ARCHWAY IN A DISCONTINUED RAILROAD STATION

GOODBYE TO THE POETRY OF CALCIUM

ARRANGEMENTS WITH EARTH FOR THREE DEAD FRIENDS

AT THE EXECUTED MURDERER'S GRAVE

AUTUMNAL

BEAUTIFUL OHIO

COMPLAINT

CONFESSION TO J. EDGAR HOOVER

DEPRESSED BY A BOOK OF BAD POETRY, I WALK TOWARD AN UNUSED PASTURE AND INVITE THE INSECTS TO JOIN ME

SON OF JUDAS

DOG IN A CORNFIELD

EISENHOWER'S VISIT OF FRANCO, 1959

FEAR IS WHAT QUICKENS ME

HOTEL LENOX

IN MEMORY OF A SPANISH POET

IN MEMORY OF MAYOR RICHARD DALEY

A POEM ABOUT GEORGE DOTY IN THE DEATH HOUSE

OUTSIDE FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

SMALL FROGS KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY

POEMS TO A BROWN CRICKET

STAGES ON A JOURNEY WESTWARD

THE FLYING EAGLES OF TROOP 62

THE FRUITS OF THE SEASON

THE GHOST

THE OLD DOG IN THE RUINS OF THE GRAVES AT ARLES

THE WHEELING GOSPEL TABERNACLE

HOOK

TO CAROLEE COOMBS-STACY, WHO SET MY VERSES TO MUSIC

TO CRITICS, AND TO HELL WITH THEM

TO THE MUSE

TWO HORSES PLAYING IN THE ORCHARD

TWO MOMENTS IN VENICE: 1. UNDER THE CANALS

TWO MOMENTS IN VENICE: 2. CITY OF EVENINGS

WITH A SLIVER OF MARBLE FROM CARRARA

WITH THE SHELL OF A HERMIT CRAB

YOUTH

A BLESSING

A NOTE LEFT IN JIMMY LEONARD'S SHACK

AUTUMN BEGINS IN MARTINS FERRY, OHIO

HONEY

IN RESPONSE TO RUMOR THAT OLDEST WHOREHOUSE IN WHEELING, WV, CONDEMNED

MILKWEED

MUTTERINGS OVER THE CRIB OF A DEAF CHILD

SAINT JUDAS

RED JACKET'S GRAVE

BEGINNING

TRYING TO PRAY

BY A LAKE IN MINNESOTA

AS I STEP OVER A PUDDLE AT THE END OF WINTER, I THINK OF AN ANCIENY CHINESE GOVERNOR

LIVING BY THE RED RIVER

LYING IN A HAMMOCK AT WILLIAM DUFFY'S FARM IN PINE ISLAND, MINNESOTA

NORTHERN PIKE

ON THE SKELETON OF A HOUND

THE SECRET OF LIGHT

TO THE SAGUARO CACTUS TREE IN THE DESERT RAIN

SITTING IN A SMALL SCREENHOUSE ON A SUMMER MORNING

THE ICE HOUSE

AN OFFERING FOR MR. BLUEHART

A FIRST DAY IN PARIS

COME, LOOK QUIETLY

A SONG FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

FROM A BUS WINDOW IN CENTRAL OHIO, JUST BEFORE A THUNDER SHOWER

MY GRANDMOTHER'S GHOST

MARY BLY

MARCH

A FLOWER PASSAGE

A GESTURE BY A LADY WITH AN ASSUMED NAME

NEAR MANSFIELD, OHIO

A LAZY POEM ON SATURDAY EVENING

A LITTLE GIRL ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL

A MAD FIGHT SONG FOR WILLIAM S. CARPENTER, 1966

A PRESENTATION OF TWO BIRDS TO MY SON

A SECRET GRATITUDE

A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING

A WINTER DAYBREAK ABOVE VENCE

AUBADE AT THE ZAMA REPLACEMENT DEPOT

ARRIVING IN THE COUNTRY AGAIN

IN THE COLD HOUSE

TODAY I WAS SO HAPPY, SO I MADE THIS POEM

TO A BLOSSOMING PEAR TREE

THE JEWEL

THE MINNEAPOLIS POEM

A FINCH SITTING OUT A WINDSTORM

THE FIRST DAYS

LEAVE HIM ALONE

THE JOURNEY

A DREAM OF BURIAL

DARK MOOR BIRD

I CANNOT WRITE. THE WORDS NO LONGER FLOW

LITTLE MARBLE BOY

VARIATIONS: THE AIR IS SWEETEST THAT A THISTLE GUARDS

BLESSING

BREATH OF AIR

CENTENARY ODE: INSCRIBED TO LITTLE CROW, LEADER OF SIOUX REBELLION

DREAM OF BURIAL

FINCH SITTING OUT A WINDSTORM

FISHING SONG

FLOWER PASSAGE

GESTURE BY A LADY WITH AN ASSUMED NAME

LAMENT FOR THE SHADOWS IN THE DITCHES

MAD FIGHT SONG FOR WILLIAM S. CARPENTER, 1966

MORAL POEM FREELY ACCEPTED FROM SAPPHO

MOUSE TAKING A NAP

NOTE LEFT IN JIMMY LEONARD'S SHACK

POEM BY GARNIE BRAXTON

POEM OF TOWERS

POEM WRITTEN UNDER AN ARCHWAY IN A DISCONTINUED RAILROAD STATION

PRAYER FOR A YOUNG WIFE

PRAYER TO ESCAPE FROM THE MARKET PLACE

PRESENTATION OF TWO BIRDS TO MY SON

RAINBOW ON GARDA

REPLY TO MATTHEW ARNOLD ON MY FIFTH DAY IN FANO

SECRET GRATITUDE

SMALL GROVE IN TORRI DEL BENACO

TRUE VOICE

WINTER DAYBREAK ABOVE VENCE

ABOVE SAN FERMO

AGAINST SURREALISM

AMERICAN TWILIGHTS, 1957

AMONG SUNFLOWERS

APOLLO

ARRANGEMENTS WITH EARTH FOR THREE DEAD FRIENDS

AS I STEP OVER A PUDDLE AT THE END OF WINTER, I THINK OF AN ANCIENT...

AT PEACE WITH THE OCEAN OFF MISQUAMICUT

AT THE END OF SIRMIONE

AT THE EXECUTED MURDERER'S GRAVE

AT THE SLACKENING OF THE TIDE

AT THOMAS HARDY'S BIRTHPLACE, 1953

AUTUMN BEGINS IN MARTINS FERRY, OHIO

AUTUMNAL

BEAUTIFUL OHIO

BEFORE THE CASHIER'S WINDOW IN A DEPARTMENT STORE

BEGINNING

BETWEEN WARS

BUTTERFLY FISH

BY THE RUINS OF A GUN EMPLACEMENT: SAINT-BENOIT

CAMOMILA

CAPRICE

CHILBLAIN

COME, LOOK QUIETLY

COMING HOME TO MAUI

COMPLAINT

CONFESSION TO J. EDGAR HOOVER

CONTEMPLATING THE FRONT STEPS OF THE CATHEDRAL IN FLORENCE

CONTRADICTORY EXISTENCE

DAWN NEAR AN OLD BATTLEFIELD, IN A TIME OF PEACE

DEPRESSED BY A BOOK OF BAD POETRY, I WALK ...

DISCOVERIES IN ARIZONA

DOG IN A CORNFIELD

EISENHOWER'S VISIT OF FRANCO, 1959

EISENHOWER'S VISIT TO FRANCO, 1959

ENTERING THE KINGDOM OF THE MORAY EEL

ENTERING THE TEMPLE IN NIMES

EVENING

FEAR IS WHAT QUICKENS ME

FOR THE MARSH'S BIRTHDAY

FRESH WIND IN VENICE

GOODBYE TO THE POETRY OF CALCIUM

GREETINGS IN NEW YORK CITY

HAIKU: 10

HAIKU: 11

HAIKU: 12

HAIKU: 13

HAIKU: 14

HAIKU: 17

HAIKU: 9

HAVING LOST MY SONS, I CONFRONT THE WRECKAGE OF THE MOON

HELL

HONEY

HOOK

HOTEL LENOX

IN A FIELD NEAR METAPONTO

IN DEFENSE OF LATE SUMMER

IN EXILE

IN GALLIPOLI

IN MEMORY OF A SPANISH POET

IN MEMORY OF LEOPARDI

IN MEMORY OF MAYOR RICHARD DALEY

IN MEMORY OF THE OTTOMANS

IN RESPONSE TO RUMOR THAT OLDEST WHOREHOUSE IN WHEELING, WV, CONDEMNED

IN VIEW OF THE PROTESTANT CEMETERY IN ROME

INSCRIPTION FOR THE TANK

JEROME IN SOLITUDE

LAME APOLLO

LAMENT: FISHING WITH RICHARD HUGO

LAST NOVEMBER IN A FIELD

LEAVE HIM ALONE

LEAVING THE TEMPLE IN NIMES

LIGHTING A CANDLE FOR W.H. AUDEN

LIGHTNING BUGS ASLEEP IN THE AFTERNOON

LOVE IN A WARM ROOM IN WINTER

LYING IN A HAMMOCK AT WILLIAM DUFFY'S FARM IN PINE ISLAND, MINNESOTA

MAY MORNING

MICROMUTATIONS

MILKWEED

MINERS

MINNEAPOLIS POEM

MUTTERINGS OVER THE CRIB OF A DEAF CHILD

MY GRANDMOTHER'S GHOST

MY NOTEBOOK

NAMES IN MONTERCHI: TO RACHEL

NERUDA

NOTES OF A PASTORALIST

OHIOAN PASTORAL

OLD BUD

OLD MAN DRUNK

ON A PHRASE FROM SOUTHERN OHIO

ON HAVING MY POCKET PICKED IN ROME

ON THE SKELETON OF A HOUND

ONE LAST LOOT AT THE ADIGE: VERONA IN THE RAIN

OUTSIDE FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

OVER THGE COFFIN

PAUL

PETITION TO THE TERNS

PICCOLINI

POEM

POEM ON A TRIP TO OHIO

POEMS TO A BROWN CRICKET

RAIN

READING A 1979 INSCRIPTION ON BELLI'S MONUMENT

REDWINGS

REGRET FOR A SPIDER WEB

RIP

SAINT JUDAS

SAPPHO

SHEEP IN THE RAIN

SIMON

SMALL FROGS KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY

SMALL WILD CRABS DELIGHTING ON BLACK SAND

SNOWFALL: A POEM ABOUT SPRING

SOME PLACES IN AMERICA ARE ANONYMOUS

SONNET: ON MY VIOLENT APPROVAL OF ROBERT SERVICE

SONNET: RESPONSE

SPEAK

STAGES ON A JOURNEY WESTWARD

TARANTO

ANGEL

ANGRY MOTHER

ASSIGNATION

BEST DAYS

DOORS

FIRST DAYS

FLYING EAGLES OF TROOP 62

FOX AT EYPE

FRUITS OF THE SEASON

FRUITS OF THE SEASON

GHOST

HORSE

ICE HOUSE

JEWEL

JOURNEY

LAST PIETA, IN FLORENCE

LIFE

LIMPET IN OTRANTO

MOORHEN AND HER EIGHT YOUNG

OLD DOG IN THE RUINS OF THE GRAVES AT ARLES

PRIVATE MEETING PLACE

QUEST

SECRET OF LIGHT

SILENT ANGEL

SUMAC IN OHIO

TURTLE OVERNIGHT

VESTAL IN THE FORUM

WHEELING GOSPEL TABERNACLE

THIS AND THAT

THREE SENTENCES FOR A DEAD SWAN

TIME

TO A BLOSSOMING PEAR TREE

TO A DEFEATED SAVIOUR

TO A FUGITIVE

TO A SALESGIRL, WEARY OF ARTIFICIAL HOLIDAY TREES

TO A TROUBLED FRIEND

TO CAROLEE COOMBS-STACY, WHO SET MY VERSES TO MUSIC

TO CRITICS, AND TO HELL WITH THEM

TO FLOOD STAGE AGAIN

TO HARVEY, WHO TRACED THE CIRCULATION

TO JUSTIFY MY SINGING

TO THE ADRIATIC WIND, BECALMED

TO THE CICADA

TO THE EVENING STAR: CENTRAL MINNESOTA

TO THE GHOST OF A KITE

TO THE MUSE

TO THE MUSE

TO THE SAGUARO CACTUS TREE IN THE DESERT RAIN

TO THE SILVER SWORD SHINING ON THE EDGE OF THE CRATER

TWILIGHTS

TWO HORSES PLAYING IN THE ORCHARD

TWO MOMENTS IN ROME, SELS.

TWO MOMENTS IN VENICE: 1. UNDER THE CANALS

TWO MOMENTS IN VENICE: 2. CITY OF EVENINGS

TWO POEMS ABOUT PRESIDENT HARDING: 1. HIS DEATH

TWO POEMS ABOUT PRESIDENT HARDING: 2. HIS TOMB IN OHIO

TWO POSTURES BESIDE A FIRE: 1

TWO POSTURES BESIDE A FIRE: 2

VAIN ADVICE AT YEAR'S END

VENICE

WHAT DOES THE BOBWHITE MEAN?

WHAT DOES THE KING OF THE JUNGLE TRULY DO?

WHAT THE EARTH ASKED ME

WHEREVER HOME IS

WILLY LYONS

WINTER, BASSANO DEL GRAPPA

WITH A SLIVER OF MARBLE FROM CARRARA

WITH THE GIFT OF A FRESH NEW NOTEBOOK I FOUND IN FLORENCE

WITH THE GIFT OF AN ALABASTER TORTOISE

WITH THE SHELL OF A HERMIT CRAB

WRITTEN IN A COPY OF SWIFT'S POEMS, FOR WAYNE BURNS

WRITTEN ON A BIG CHEAP POSTCARD FROM VERONA

YES, BUT

YOU AND I SAW HAWKS EXCHANGING THE PREY

YOUNG DON'T WANT TO BE BORN

YOUNG WOMEN AT CHARTRES

YOUR NAME IN AREZZO

YOUTH



Home: PoetryExplorer.net