Richard Wilbur
Any topic (writer’s choice)
May 16, 2020Describe a contemporary problem and your suggestion for improving it (like “I Have a Dream,” “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” or “Marrakech”)
May 16, 2020A number of poems were written by Richard Wilbur while he was in
residence at the American Academy in Rome. These include For the New
Railway Station in Rome, Piazza di Spagna: Early Morning,
Altitudes, and The Baroque Wall Fountain At the Villa Sciarra.
Write an essay engaging these poems, discerning something of Wilburs
overall sensibility. Is there something of a Roman aspect in
Wilbur? 1000-1200 words
