Who is William Carlos Williams?
William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) was an iconic figure in American poetry, and one of the leading members of the Imagist movement in the United States. His poems have been heavily anthologized and reprinted, and most students of American literature are familiar with his works, especially “The Red Wheelbarrow.” In addition to being a highly prolific poet who changed the face of American literature, Williams was also a practicing pediatrician for most of his life, and saw no apparent conflict between his two professions.
