People's University: William Carlos Williams, Father of Modern American Poetry August 14, 2008

William Carlos Williams, Father of Modern American Poetry
Thursday, August 14; 7 – 8:30 PM

Presented by Dr. Neil Baldwin, Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of the Arts at Montclair State University, and best-selling author of eight books, including To All Gentleness: William Carlos Williams, The Doctor-Poet.

William Carlos Williams is celebrated in our cultural memory as the author of modern lyrics crafted in the speech of the working-class streets he knew so well; in addition to novels, short stories, essays, plays -- and the epic long poem, Paterson. He was also a devoted family doctor, delivering more than three thousand babies in the course of a forty-year career at his suburban home-office in Rutherford, New Jersey, the town where he was born in 1883, lived his entire life, and died in 1963. Join best-selling author and historian Dr. Baldwin for a lively discussion in celebration of the 125th anniversary of Williams' birth.

This lecture is part of The People's University, presented by The Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library with financial support from the Marquette Financial Companies. The People's University is free and open to the public, however advance registration is required. Visit http://www.friendsofmpl.org/events_home.html for more information.

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