The Hurricane by William Carlos Williams
The Hurricane
William Carlos WilliamsThe tree lay down
on the garage roof
and stretched, You
have your heaven,
it said, go to it.
MARGINALIA
Phrases I’ve been told over the years: you need to see someone, it’s chemical, get help.
ABOUT WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
William Carlos Williams was born the first of two sons of an English father and a Puerto Rican mother of French, Dutch, Spanish, and Jewish ancestry, and he grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey. He was a medical doctor, poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright. With Ezra Pound and H.D., Williams was a leading poet of the Imagist movement and often wrote of American subjects and themes. Though his career was initially overshadowed by other poets, he became an inspiration to the Beat… (more)
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