The Red Wheelbarrow: Selected Poems of William Carlos Williams Author: [US] William Carlos Williams Beijing United Publishing Company Douban 2022 Poetry Book

★A collection of the masterpieces of the great poets of the 20th century

★Selected by Harold Bloom's "Western Canon" Immortal classic that influenced generations of poets and artists

★Highly praised by famous writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Robert Lowell, Gary Snyder, Octavio Paz, etc.

★In order to pay tribute to him, the famous director Jim Jarmusch created the movie "Paterson" based on his life and poems.

【Editor's recommendation】

1. William Carlos Williams is a master figure in the 20th century poetry world. His poetic style and creative concepts have far-reaching influence, and he is considered the poet with the greatest influence on modern American poetry.

2. Williams' poems are short and concise in structure, and his language is concise and plain. They are not only highly praised by professional poetry readers, but also deeply loved by ordinary readers. Many of his works are widely circulated among readers.

3. Williams' poetry revolves around the daily life of ordinary people and is not restricted by the time background or region. Today's readers can also see their own lives in his poems and be moved by the daily poetry in them.

4. Chinese translations of Williams' poems are very rare. This book is based on "The Complete Poems of William Carlos Williams" and carefully selects and translates more than 120 classic works. It is an excellent choice to understand this great poet.

【Content Introduction】

William Carlos Williams is one of the most famous poets in the United States in the 20th century, and is known as the "founder of American postmodern poetry." He insisted on writing poetry in spoken language, believing that everything, whether beautiful or ugly, could be included in poetry, and pioneered a new generation of poetic style. His poetic style influenced many famous poets of later generations, including Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, and Robert Lowell.

This book collects more than 120 masterpieces from William Carlos Williams' life, including the most widely praised masterpieces such as "The Red Wheelbarrow", "The Note", "And It's a Song", as well as other representative works from different creative periods of the poet, to fully display the creative features of this great poet.

【Recommended by famous experts】

He has had such a remarkable influence on the poetry of our time.

——Robert Creeley (famous American poet)

A poet's greatness is measured not by the size of his work but by its intensity and perfection, his vitality and energy. Williams produced the most vibrant modern American poetry.

——Octavio Paz (Nobel Prize winner in Literature)

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