The Life of William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams was an American poet born on September 17 of 1883 and died March 4 of 1963. He was born in the city of Rutherford, New Jersey. This poet was associated with Imagism and Modernism. Williams was a general practitioner of medicine and a pediatrician graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Williams received he's primary and secondary education in the city of Rutherford and also in Paris. In 1902 he was admitted to attend the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. By the year 1912 he married Florence Herman and moved to a house located in his home town.
This poet is considered one of the best American poets for imagism and modernism poetry. Williams was full time dedicated to his career as a doctor and poet. This poet literary work consist of poems, short stories, plays, essays, novels, translations, correspondence, autobiography, etc. This artist most notable contribution to American literature was his role as a mentor to young poets. In 1948 this famous poet received a heart attack that created several difficulties on his health. These difficulties had made the poet received several heart strokes on 1949. In 1953 he was under treatment at a psychiatric hospital for clinical depression. On March 4th of 1963 this famous poet died at the age of 79. He was buried in the city of Lyndhurst, New Jersey at the Hillside Cemetery. Some of the poems by William Carlos Williams are the following: 1- The Tempers, 2- The Red Wheelbarrow, 3- Sour Grapes, 4- The Wedge, 5- Go Go, 6- The Broken Span, 7- Journey to Love and much more. These poems can be found at a bookstore or library.