William Carlos Williams

1883–1963 (age 80)

Poet, Physician

Biography

William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) balanced a demanding medical practice with a tireless devotion to poetry, capturing the cadence of American speech and the small acts of courage he witnessed every day.

His belief in the dignity of ordinary moments shaped modern verse, and Hillside Cemetery keeps him near the patients and readers who treasured his work.

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