First published 2018
This collection brings together the verse of William Carlos Williams, the American modernist poet known for his precise observations of everyday life. The poems capture moments from ordinary experience with startling clarity and directness. Williams writes about wheelbarrows glazed with rainwater, plums stolen from an icebox, and the small dramas of urban and suburban America. His work strips away ornament to reveal the essential beauty in commonplace objects and encounters. The collection demonstrates Williams' commitment to American speech patterns and his belief that poetry should emerge from the world immediately around us. These verses find their power not in grand gestures but in careful attention to the textures and rhythms of daily existence. The poems invite readers to see their own surroundings with fresh eyes and discover the extraordinary within the mundane.
Genres: american-fiction, 20th-century, american, poetry
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: slice-of-life
Period: 20th-Century
86 pages · Hardcover · Franklin Classics Trade Press