“Poetry demands a different material than prose. It uses another facet of the same fact... the spontaneous conformation of language as it is heard.”
Quote by William Carlos Williams
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William Carlos Williams
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. more
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