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Quote by William Carlos Williams

“Without invention nothing is well-spaced.”

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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. more

“The art of the poem nowadays is something unstable; but at least the construction of the poem should make sense; you should know where you stand. Many questions haven't been answered as yet. Our poets may be wrong; but what can any of us do with his talent but try to develop his vision, so that through frequent failures we may learn better what we have missed in the past.”

Knows Should Trying May Art Past Vision Talent Havens Poet Make Sense Construction Unstable Where You Stand

Author:William Carlos Williams

“Being an art form, verse cannot be "free" in the sense of having no limitations or guiding principle.”

Art Form Principles Limitation Verses Guiding Principles

Author:William Carlos Williams

“So different, this man And this woman: A stream flowing In a field.”

Men Different Fields Streams

Book:Early Poems

Source: Early Poems

“By the road to the contagious hospital under the surge of the blue mottled clouds driven from the northeast - a cold wind.”

Wind Cold Blue Clouds Driven Hospitals Contagious Cold Wind

Book:William Carlos Williams

Source: William Carlos Williams

“The pure products of America go crazy”

America Crazy Products Pure

Book:The William Carlos Williams Reader

Source: The William Carlos Williams Reader

“Among the rain and lights I saw the figure 5 in gold on a red firetruck moving tense unheeded to gong clangs siren howls and wheels rumbling through the dark city.”

Light Moving Dark Cities Saws Figures Red Rain Gold Wheels Tense Howl Sirens Gongs Dark City

Book:The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams

Source: The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams

Quote by William Carlos Williams

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