From the online companion to the Oxford Modern American Poetry Anthology, this site contains a biography (with photographs) and criticism of several poems. It also includes the text of "At the Executed Murderer's Grave" and "Beginning".
A column from the Sept. 27, 1998 column by former Poet Laureate Robert Hass on James Wright. Contains the text of "Trying to Pray" and "Depressed by a Book of Bad Poetry..."
Biography, a bibliography of Wright's work, and a brief discussion of the major criticism.
Contains the text of two interviews Wright gave while visiting Seattle in 1972, with some interesting quotes.
Academy of American Poets site. Contains a biography (with photograph), links to other sites, and the texts of three poems: "Autumn Begins in Martin's Ferry, Ohio" (available in Real Audio, read by Wright), "Northern Pike", and "On the Skeleton of a Hound."
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