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William Carlos Williams was an American author closely associated with modernism and imagism. In addition to his writing, Williams had a long career as a physician, practicing both pediatrics and general medicine.
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Title: Sour Grapes
A Book of Poems
Author: William Carlos Williams
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Language: English
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‘SOUR GRAPES’
A Book of Poems
BOSTON
The Four Seas Company
1921
Copyright, 1921, by
The Four Seas Company
The Four Seas Press
Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
To
ALFRED KREYMBORG
Certain of the poems in this book have appeared in the magazines: Poetry, a Magazine of Verse, The Egoist, The Little Review, The Dial, Others, and Contact.
CONTENTS
SOUR GRAPES
THE LATE SINGER
MARCH
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