William Carlos Williams

American poet and physician

William Carlos Williams was an American poet, physician, and essayist. He is best known for his modernist poetry and his role as a leading figure in the Imagist movement. Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, and grew up in a family of modest means. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and later became a practicing physician. However, he eventually turned to poetry full-time, and his work was...