Jay Wright Jay Wright was born on May 25, 1934, Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1934. He is the author of fifteen books 2019 of poetry, including The Prime Anniversary; more than forty plays; and a dozen essays. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, his honors include a;Bollingen Prize (2005);American Book Awards (2006);Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award (2000);MacArthur Fellows Program (1986);Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (2002);Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada (1974); andLannan Literary Award for Poetry (2000)He lives in in Bradford, Vermont