Jay Wright (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
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Jay Wright was reared in New Mexico and Southern California. Wright became fluent in English and Spanish and knowledgeable regarding African American, Hispanic, and Native American ways of looking at the world. Extended travels in Mexico and Europe in later years also expanded his cultural literacy and empathy. His poetry expresses his interest in understanding all of the many different cultures that have contributed to modern global identity.
After high school in San Pedro, California, Wright played minor league baseball and served in the U.S. Army. He...
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