Poetry of Carlos Williams

The poetry of Carlos Williams is some of the most intriguing yet odd works of literature that I have ever encountered. Untraditional in nature, Williams awed me with his unique style and at the same time, left me shaking my head with a smile at some of his pieces. In the video we viewed in class, Williams said that he stressed simplicity and wrote his poetry with the philosophy of “it is what it is.” …

…Jeffers was truly an afflicted man. His struggles with his own inferiority and skepticism is painted within hauntingly beautiful poetry. The way he used metaphors, like his comparison of the growing population to the destructive properties of fire was truly genius. This author gave me the opportunity to enjoy pieces of literature that I really couldn’t identify with in attitude and didn’t agree with through a talented quilting of words joined with imagery.