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Tag Archives: William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams’ “Willow Poem”: Defying Temporality
“Willow Poem” It is a willow when summer is over, a willow by the river from which no leaf has fallen nor bitten by the sun turned orange or crimson. The leaves cling and grow paler, swing and grow paler … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged American poetry, modern poetry, Poetry, William Carlos Williams
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On Class Warfare in America: The Yacht Mentality Revisited
I wanted to revisit my last post of several days ago, “The Yacht Mentality that Threatens our Economy,” with this apropos poem by William Carlos Williams, one of America’s foremost modernist poets. As you may have surmised, it’s called “Yachts,” … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Reflections
Tagged Boat, Business, Consumer Goods and Services, economy, inequity, labor, Recreation, United States, Watercraft, wealth, William Carlos Williams, working class, Yacht
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