Richard+Wilbur

Richard Wilbur was born on March 1, 1921 in New York City. He studied at Amherst College before serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later attended Harvard University. His first book of poems, //The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems// was published in 1947. Since then, he has published several books of poems, including //Collected Poems, 1943-2004//