William Carlos Williams: A Sort of a Song

Jan 27, 1954

The first-ever Poetry Center reading was given by William Carlos Williams in October of 1939. In this selection, from an appearance in 1954, Williams reads "A Sort of a Song," "The Maneuver," "Seafarer," "The Three Graces," "Paterson, Episode 17," "The Descent" and "Fish."

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