Charles Wright (poet)

Charles Wright
Born (1935-08-25) August 25, 1935
Pickwick Dam, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationDavidson College (BA)
University of Iowa (MFA)
GenrePoetry
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for poetry;
National Book Award for Poetry
SpouseHolly McIntire

Charles Wright (born August 25, 1935) is an American poet. He shared the National Book Award in 1983 for Country Music: Selected Early Poems and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for Black Zodiac. From 2014 to 2015, he served as the 20th Poet Laureate of the United States.