William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams (1883 – 1963) is one of the most well-known figures in American poetry. He was a prolific writer, publishing more than twenty poetry collections including Imaginations (New Directions, 1970); the five-volume epic Paterson, first published by New Directions in 1963 and rereleased in 1992; and Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems (New Directions, 1962), which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.