Peter Wild
| Peter Wild | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter T. Wild April 25, 1940 Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 23, 2009 (aged 68) Tucson, Arizona |
| Occupation | Professor of English, poet, writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | B.A. (1962), M.A. (1967), M.F.A. (1969) |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona (B.A. & M.A.), University of California, Irvine (M.F.A.) |
| Period | 1969–2009 |
| Genre | poetry, American history |
| Subject | American Southwest |
| Notable works | Cochise (1973) |
| Notable awards |
Writer's Digest prize, 1964 Ark River Review prize, 1972 nominated, Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, 1973 |
| Spouse | Sylvia Ortiz (1966–?), Rosemary Harrold (1981–?) |
Peter T. Wild (April 25, 1940 – February 23, 2009) was a poet, historian, and professor of English at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, he grew up in and graduated from high school in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Wild worked as a rancher and firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service, and served as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army in Germany. Wild earned his M.F.A. in 1969 from the University of California, Irvine. He then began teaching for nearly 40 years and wrote over 2,000 poems; also, he edited or wrote some 80 fiction and non-fiction books, largely dealing with the American West. His 1973 volume of poetry, Cochise, a eulogy to the Chiricahua Apache Indians and their leader Cochise, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
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