Book critic Chip Davey continues his review of BEFORE THE CITY, winner of the San Diego Book Award for Poetry. This collection includes winners of the Anne Fields Poetry Prize, the Academy of American Poets Award, and the Browning Society Award for Dramatic Monologue. It also includes the poem "Punahou Reunion," set on the high school campus of President Obama. Wright received his MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, where he studied under the tutelage of Frances Mayes, Dan Langton, Harry Petrakis, and Molly Giles.
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