num_pages: 302
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 (William Carlos Williams)
genres: 20th Century, American, Unfinished, Poetry, Literature, Romanticism, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 17253
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: National Book Award
category: Poetry
publisher: New Directions