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New Directions Paperbook #730-: Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams: 1939-1962

by William Carlos Williams

New Directions Paperbook #730-: Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams: 1939-1962 Cover

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

So that readers could more fully understand the extent of Williams' radical simplicity, all of his published poetry, excluding Paterson, was reissued in two definite volumes, of which this is the first.

Synopsis:

Considered by many to be the most characteristically American of our twentieth-century poets, William Carlos Williams "wanted to write a poem / that you would understand / ,,,But you got to try hard--."

Synopsis:

'And when the second and final colume of Williams' 'Collected Poems' is published, it should become even more apparent that he is this century's major American poet.' --Larry Kart, 'Chicago Tribune'

About the Author

William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) was born in Rutherford, New Jersey. He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, where he met and befriended Ezra Pound and H.D. (Hilda Doolittle). At the same time as maintaining a popular medical practice, he became a prolific poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright. Experimenting with new techniques of meter and lineation, Williams sought to invent an entirely fresh--and singularly American--poetics, whose subject matter was centered on the everyday circumstances of life and the lives of common people. He was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2009.

Table of Contents

v. 1. 1909-1939 — v. 2. 1939-1962.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780811211888
Editor:
Macgowan, Christopher
Other:
Macgowan, Christopher
Editor:
MacGowan, Christopher
Author:
Williams, William Carlos
Author:
MacGowan, Christopher
Publisher:
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Location:
New York :
Subject:
American
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Subject:
Single Author / American
Subject:
Poetry-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Series:
New Directions paperbook ;
Series Volume:
1375-1730-731
Publication Date:
19910931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
552
Dimensions:
9 x 6.1 x 1.1 in 1.65 lb

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"Synopsis" by , Considered by many to be the most characteristically American of our twentieth-century poets, William Carlos Williams "wanted to write a poem / that you would understand / ,,,But you got to try hard--."
"Synopsis" by , 'And when the second and final colume of Williams' 'Collected Poems' is published, it should become even more apparent that he is this century's major American poet.' --Larry Kart, 'Chicago Tribune'
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