Poetry for Young People: William Carlos Williams

by MacGowan, Christopher; Crockett, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781402700064
• ISBN10: 1402700067
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

William Carlos Williams' poems are like pictures, full of visual images that youngsters will quickly grasp and enjoy. Thirty-two of his finest verses, accompanied by gorgeous paintings that capture Williams' evocative references to nature and everyday life, grace this new title in the much-celebrated Poetry for Young People series. Renowned scholar and professor Christopher MacGowan, who has edited several volumes of Williams' work, provides a fascinating biography of this poet-doctor as well as invaluable annotations that explain unfamiliar vocabulary. Exquisite paintings, by the distinguished artist Robert Crockett, make every page a treat to look at and truly illuminate the poems. Among the poems included here are "Dawn," with its lovely evocation of bird song and flight; "Primrose," a celebration of summer's joys; "10/30," a witty verse that imitates the sounds of freight trains passing by the station near his home; and an excerpt from his famed book-length poem, "Paterson." Professor Christopher MacGowan is co-editor of Volume I of The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams, and editor of Volume II and other books of Williams's poetry. He is also the author of articles on Sherwood Anderson, Denise Levertov, and Vladimir Nabokov. Professor MacGowan is the Chair of the English department at The College of William and Mary. Robert Crockett has illustrated numerous books, magazine articles, and advertising pieces. Among his many awards are 11 gold and silver medals from the San Francisco Society of Illustrators (of which he was past president). His paintings regularly show in the New York Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibit.

Author Biography

Professor Christopher MacGowan is co-editor of Volume I of The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams, and editor of Volume II. He also edited Williams' famous book-length poem, Paterson, and the poet's correspondence with fellow-poet Denise Levertov. He is the author of a book on Williams and painting, and of articles on Williams, Levertov, Sherwood Anderson, and Vladimir Nabokov. Professor MacGowan is the chair of the English Department at The College of William and Mary Robert Crockett is the alter ego of Robert Hunt, who has illustrated numerous books, magazine articles, and advertisements. Among Hunt's many awards are 11 gold and silver medals from the San Francisco Society of Illustrators (of which he was past president). His paintings regularly show in the New York Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibit

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
The Fool's Song	p. 9
Stillness	p. 10
Chinese Nightingale	p. 11
Spring Strains	p. 12
Dawn	p. 14
Le Medicin Malgre Lui	p. 15
The Late Singer	p. 16
Willow Poem	p. 17
The Great Figure	p. 18
Blizzard	p. 20
The Dark Day	p. 21
Primrose	p. 22
Light Hearted William	p. 23
Spring and All	p. 24
The Farmer	p. 26
The Red Wheelbarrow	p. 27
10/30	p. 28
11/1	p. 30
Tree	p. 31
Poem	p. 32
This Is Just to Say	p. 33
Late for Summer Weather	p. 34
Between Walls	p. 35
Perfection	p. 36
The Storm	p. 37
From Paterson	p. 38
The Banner Bearer	p. 40
The Motor-Barge	p. 41
The Problem	p. 42
Iris	p. 44
Poem	p. 45
Heel & Toe to the End	p. 46
Index	p. 48
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