The Red Wheelbarrow

Poetry
Written By Joshua Wait

by William Carlos Williams

so much depends
upon


a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens

William Carlos Williams (1883–1963) was an American poet and longtime doctor in Rutherford, New Jersey. Born to an English father and a Puerto Rican mother, he became a leading Imagist alongside Ezra Pound and H.D., writing crisp, experimental poems rooted in everyday life. Though initially overshadowed by contemporaries, his distinctly American verse later inspired the Beat generation. His work is admired for empathy and honesty. This poem is in the public domain.

Joshua Wait

Joshua Wait studied English at UC Berkeley. He wrote his undergraduate thesis on the relationship between art and

poetry in the New York School. He received a Masters in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served in programs for children, youth, and college students, in an organization addressing climate change, and in the tech industry as a CTO. He currently divides his time between his family and his artistic practice.

https://www.bluerivers.org
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