William Carlos Williams biography

The Number 25 (Winter/Spring 2008) issue of Notre Dame Review has an excerpt from an upcoming biography of William Carlos Williams by the editor of the now defunct Parnassus: Poetry in Review. The excerpt focuses on the two strokes which Williams had near the end of his life, as well as his political problems associated with being nominated as Poetry Consultant at the Library of Congress. Williams leftist political views caused him no end of troubles with the red-baiters of the times. It is a poignant piece of writing, dealing with a fascinating period in the poet's life.