Published in Italian by Marietti 1820, Cristina Giorcelli’s new book consists of a 27-page Introduction to Modernism and U.S. Modernism and 10 essays that present close readings of 13 poems (2 of them in their earlier and later version) by William Carlos Williams.
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For William Carlos Williams (1883–1963): Martín Espada’s “Insult”
Readers of Williams will appreciate a recent poem by Martín Espada dedicated to William Carlos Williams. A print version of the poem Insult appears in the Michigan Quarterly Review 64.1 (Winter 2025); and a link to the poet reading the poem is available at the MQR Sound podcast.
Continue readingAmerican Poetry, William Carlos Williams, and Documentary Film
The relationship between the poems of William Carlos Williams and Gary Snyder has surfaced on the occasion of Snyder’s ninety-fifth birthday. Colin Still, introducing his documentary “O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder” on the Library of American web site, writes, “I’m a London-based filmmaker with an interest in American poetry dating back to my school days, when I encountered the poems of William Carlos Williams.”
Continue reading1995 Ginsberg Reading at Georgian Court University
Allen Ginsberg visited Georgian Court University in 1995 to talk with students in a British Romantics course led by Dr. Eric Wurmser and Dr. Gail Holian. Ginsberg read and discussed a range of poems, including “Good Night” by William Carlos Williams.
Continue readingSurvey for Approaches to Teaching the Works of William Carlos Williams
Respond to the survey and/or submit a proposal for Approaches to Teaching the Works of William Carlos Williams
Continue readingA Concordance to the Poems of William Carlos Williams!
The Society is thrilled to announce that our open-access, digital concordance to the poems of William Carlos Williams is live!
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