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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Selected Poemsby William Ca Williams
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Williams's poetry is characterized by formal freedom — inspired by the poetry of Walt Whitman — coupled with an imagistic conciseness; like Pound, Williams believed that concrete details need no explanation, that ideas must be embodied in images. His poems are full of everyday objects; they celebrate the ordinary and the seemingly trivial — though they do so in unfamiliar ways and often from a surprising perspective. This volume contains poems spanning three decades in Williams's career. Review:"His Selected Poems sets the violent brooding of Williams's...early writing against the lucid equanimity of his more mature work....Selected by the poet, this volume is a formidable retrospective." Publishers Weekly Review:"The poems tell stories, and such is their ability to enact that even the most meditative of them have strong dramatic elements....The adjustments, qualifications and sudden discoveries create a verisimilitude, a sense of spontaneity not found in any other poet. It says something about the confusion within contemporary poetry that this book hasn't been nominated for any literary prizes. In his mid-fifties, C. K. Williams is one of our major poets." Stephen Dobyns, The Washington Post Book World What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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