The Autobiography Of William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams
A candid, conversational memoir by a poet-physician that traces his upbringing in New Jersey, medical training and decades of practice serving working-class communities alongside the evolution of his poetic voice and ideas about language and realism. Through vivid, anecdotal episodes it recounts friendships and rivalries within the modernist literary scene, the challenges of balancing a demanding clinical career with the discipline of writing, and reflections on craft, influence, and the search for an American idiom. Wry, plainspoken, and often playful, the narrative interleaves professional vignettes with literary criticism and personal revelation, offering both a life story and an argument for poetry grounded in ordinary objects and everyday speech.
- Published
- 1951
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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