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William Carlos Williams was an American poet born on September 17, 1883, and died on March 4, 1963. His poetry style emphasized colloquialism and the depiction of everyday life, which had a profound impact on American poetry.

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Famous William Carlos Williams Quotes

“It is at the edge of the petal that love waits”

Love Poetry

Book:Spring and All

Source: Spring and All

“The weight of love Has buoyed me up Till my head Knocks against the sky.”

Love Sky Weight

Book:Asphodel, that Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems

Source: Asphodel, that Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems

“Somewhere the sense makes copper roses steel roses — The rose carried weight of love but love is at an end — of roses It is at the edge of the petal that love waits.”

Love Waiting Flower Romantic Edges Petals Wildflowers Flower Garden

Author:William Carlos Williams

“At our age the imagination across the sorry facts lifts us to make roses stand before thorns. Sure love is cruel and selfish and totally obtuse— at least, blinded by the light, young love is. But we are older, I to love and you to be loved, we have, no matter how, by our wills survived to keep the jeweled prize always at our finger tips. We will it so and so it is past all accident.”

Love Matter Facts Light Age Past Young Imagination Love Is Rose Fingers Sorry Accidents Selfish Lifts Prize Survived Thorns Young Love Blinded Sure Love

Book:Selected poems

Source: Selected poems

“It was the love of love, the love of swallows up all else, a grateful love, a love of natural, of people, of animals, a love ingengering gentleness and goodness that moved meand that I saw in you”

People Love Natural Animal Saws Goodness Grateful Moved Gentleness Funny Relationship Grateful Love

Author:William Carlos Williams

“What "love" is I don't know if it's not the response of our deepest natures to one another.”

Ifs Knows Love Love Is Response

Book:The Selected Letters of William Carlos Williams

Source: The Selected Letters of William Carlos Williams

“Love is unworldly and nothing comes of it but love.”

Love Love Is

Book:Asphodel, that Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems

Source: Asphodel, that Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems

About the Author

Born: September 17, 1883
Died: March 4, 1963
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 161

Books & Sources

The Collected Poems of William Carlos WilliamsRelated source material

The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams: 1939-1962Related source material

ImaginationsRelated source material

The William Carlos Williams ReaderRelated source material

Selected poemsRelated source material

PatersonRelated source material

Asphodel, that Greeny Flower & Other Love PoemsRelated source material

In the American GrainRelated source material

Selected essaysRelated source material

The Selected Letters of William Carlos WilliamsRelated source material

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