Paterson (New Directions Paperback 806 806)
William Carlos Williams's Paterson weaves poetry and prose to portray an American city and its people, revealing the universal through the local.
About This Book
Paterson is a long poem by William Carlos Williams that explores the city of Paterson, New Jersey, as both place and symbol.
The work blends lyric passages, prose, letters, and historical documents to create a collage of voices and perspectives.
Williams sought to find the universal in the local, using the industrial city as a lens for American experience.
The poem is recognized as a major modernist achievement and an influential text in twentieth-century literature.
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