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William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), was an American poet, novelist, and physician, who wrote in distinctly American speech about everyday situations. He began writing poetry while a student at Horace Mann High School, at which time he made the decision to become both a writer and a doctor. Williams combined his focus on the ordinary with attempts to connect his reader as closely as possible to the subjects of poems. His poetic experiments had a strong …

…American history, In the American Grain (1925), and the novels A Voyage to Pagany (1928), White Mule (1937), In the Money (1940), and The Build-up (1952). Williams had a heart attack in 1948 which was followed by a series of strokes, forcing him to retire from his medical practice. He continued to write until his death on March 4th, 1963. Williams was a highly acclaimed writer, two of his many honors include the National Book Award in 1950 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1963.