At this site you'll be able to read a good (but brief) biography and general comments about the writer, and view the author's own comments about his work along with analysis by several important critics. You will also be able to access an excellent and revealing 1995 interview with the author about his poetry, his travels, and his wit. A few links external to this site make it a wealth of information about the author.

Altlantic Unbound: Poetry Pages & An Audible Anthology: Richard Wilbur
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/wilbur.htm
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/antholog/aaindx.htm

Click on the first of these two links to read a revealing interview with Wilbur, as he discusses his influences, physical motion (!), and why he is "grateful" to poetry. The second link provided by Atlantic Unbound's (the online version of Atlantic Monthly, published since 1993), reveals a bit more to the reader: here you may read online versions of four of Wilbur's poems, while listening to recordings of them via RealAudio.

Between the Lines: Interviews with Poets: Richard Wilbur
http://www.interviews-with-poets.com/richard-wilbur/wilbur-extracts.html

These "extracts from a conversation with Peter Dale," provide deep insight into the life and work of the oft-interviewed poet. Highlights in this discussion are Wilbur's childhood and upbringing, his family, his influences, his college years, and many other revealing topics. An important source of information about the author.

BIOGRAPHY
Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) was born in New York City, and after receiving a B.A. from Amherst college, joined the army and fought in Italy, France and Germany. When Wilbur returned to America he earned his M.A. from Harvard University and published his first collection of poems The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems in 1947. He taught at Harvard, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, and was the writer in residence at Smith College. In 1956 his third collection, Things of This World, was awarded the Pulitzer prize and the National Book Award. Wilbur continued to publish poetry and win prestigious awards while establishing himself as a talented translator and lyricist. In 1987 he was named the second poet laureate of the United States, after Robert Penn Warren. Wilbur won his second Pulitzer prize in 1988 for his New and Collected Poems.