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**William Carlos Williams****(1883-1963)** By:Rory, Jazmine, Maddie media type="file" key="william_carlos_willaims_2[1].wmv" width="320" height="290"

** __Facts about William:__ **

 * William Carlos Williams was born in in 1883 in Rutherford, New Jersey
 * Wrote his first poem in high school and became interested in continuing to write
 * In 1903 he wrote his first book entitled __Poems__
 * He went to University of Pennsylvania for medical school, in 1902 to 1906
 * He went on to write __The Tempers__ in 1913 and in 1917 he wrote __Al Que Quiere!__
 * He practiced medicine & poetry. He eventually went on to the medical field as a doctor.
 * He went to Horace Mann School in Manhattan
 * His friend and his influencer was Ezra Pound
 * later on he was a principle writer during the Imagist movement
 * his health was going down when he had a heart attack and many strokes Sadly on March 4, 1963 William Carlos Williams died in his sleep

Poem: **"Peace on Earth"**
The Archer is wake! The Swan is flying! Gold against blue An Arrow is lying. There is hunting in heaven— Sleep safe till tomorrow. The Bears are abroad! The Eagle is screaming! Gold against blue Their eyes are gleaming! Sleep! Sleep safe till tomorrow. The Sisters lie With their arms intertwining; Gold against blue Their hair is shining! The Serpent writhes! Orion is listening! Gold against blue His sword is glistening! Sleep! There is hunting in heaven— Sleep safe till tomorrow.

__ Sources: __
"William Carlos Williams." //Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More//. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. .

Williams, William Carlos. //Early Poems//. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1997. Print.