Challenged by Williams?

"No poetry is more fresh, more immediate, more deftly challenging," writes editor Robert Pinsky. "William Carlos Williams is at the center of one of poetry's greatest historical flowerings." In this new collection of William Carlos Williams, you'll find some of his most famous poems, along with a discussion of his life and works. If you've never read the works of Williams, this slim volume is the perfect introduction to his works, as well as a launching point for a study of poetry from the modernists. Read on:

• William Carlos Williams: Selected Poems
• Books by William Carlos Williams
• Q & A: Robert Pinsky

Read more about the life and works of William Carlos Williams.