num_pages: 271
description: Opening with Professor Tomlinson's superbly clear and helpful introduction this selection reflects the most up-to-date Williams scholarship. In addition to including many more pieces, Tomlinson has organized the whole in chronological order.It isn't what he [the poet] says that counts as a work of art," Williams maintained, "it's what he makes, with such intensity of purpose that it lives with an intrinsic movement of its own to verify its authenticity.
language: English
title: Selected Poems
titlecomplete: Selected Poems (Twentieth Century Classics)
genres: Literature, Fiction, Poetry, 20th Century, 19th Century, Romanticism, British Literature, Unfinished, American, Classics
ratings_count: 17258
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: National Book Award
category: Poetry
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd