William Carlos Williams is one of the most influential poets for his development of modern poetry. He is known as one of the leading 20th century literary figures of the United States.( ) His poetry concentrated on recreating American idioms in his verse. He believed that language is a reflection of character. His poetry was based on objects rather than expressing ideas. (Rosenthal, 1) Williams was such a good writer that in his lifetime he was not only a successful poet, but wrote autobiographies, essays, novels, plays, and short stories. While he was a writer he was also a successful physician for over 40 years.

William Carlos William was born in Rutherford, New Jersey on September 17, 1883. He was born to middle class parents. His father was William George Williams, a New York Businessman. His mother was Raquel Helene Hoheb a French Spanish extraction from Puerto Rico, and an artist. (Rosenthal, 10) He...