David Wright

Biography

David Wright was a South African-born English poet who immigrated to England at age fourteen. He became deaf at age seven from contracting scarlet fever. He edited the literary magazine Nimbus for two years beginning in 1955, and, alongside John Heath-Stubbs, he edited the Faber Book of Twentieth Century Verse. He wrote a biography of South African poet Roy Campbell in 1961.

Birth Date

1920-02-23

Place of Birth

Death Date

1994-08-28

Country of Nationality

South Africa

Oriel College

Sources

"David Wright (poet)." Wikipedia, The Wikimedia Foundation, 19 November 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wright_(poet). Accessed 18 November 2024.