William Carlos Williams

Poet
BIRTHDAY
September 17,1883
Birthplace
NJ
Age
Mar 4,1963,age 79
Birth Sign
Virgo
BIRTHDAY
September 17,1883 (age Mar 4,1963,age 79)
Birthplace
NJ

About

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who is remembered for Spring and All, a 1923 poetry collection that contains his most their poem, "The Red Wheelbarrow." His later works include Journey to Love and the National Book Award-winning Paterson.

Before Fame

He studied at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and began his lifelong career as a family doctor.

Trivia

His work, as exemplified by his their poem "The Red Wheelbarrow," is often associated with both Modernism and Imagism.

Family Life

He married Florence Herman after being rejected by her older sister.

Associated With

He was impressed and intimidated by T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland.