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"The Yachts" by William Carlos Williams #194619
10/27/09 12:35 AM
10/27/09 12:35 AM
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Jeff Peterson Offline OP
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"The Yachts", by William Carlos Williams, is one of my favorite poems. I just love the sailing and water descriptions in this poem; and the eerie and truthful meaning of this poem.

http://www.cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/Poetry/Williams/The_Yachts



Jeff Peterson
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Re: "The Yachts" by William Carlos Williams [Re: Jeff Peterson] #195386
11/04/09 06:07 PM
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I did not know Williams. My wife shakes her head in open disdain of my ignorance. As always, the critic gives me cause to shake my head.

"The poem "The Yachts" expressed Williams' perception on existing social positions and conditions where he considered the rich elite as parasites. He further declared the masses as striving for revolution. In "The Yachts", he particularly portrayed the poor masses watery bodies attempt to sink the yacht in an earnest intention to end the horror of the race."- John Halasz

Last edited by pgp; 11/04/09 06:12 PM.

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Re: "The Yachts" by William Carlos Williams [Re: pgp] #195388
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Hmmm, and to me it just sounds like he is describing what it is like to be rolled at the start.


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