{"product_id":"williams-william-carlos-paterson-book-i-v-copy","title":"The Letters of William Carlos Williams \u0026 Charles Tomlinson, 1957–1952.","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagid, Barry, ed.; Witemeyer, Hugh, ed.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Letters of William Carlos Williams \u0026amp; Charles Tomlinson, 1957–1952. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York: Dim Gray Bar Press, 1992. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoyal 8vo.; quarter bound in navy cloth over light blue boards; pastedown label lettered in black. No dust jacket, as issued. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition of 150 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e, including 26 copies lettered A–Z, this is copy #39, the full edition. Signed by Charles Tomlinson on the colophon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important chapter in the story of Anglo-American literary relationships in the twentieth century is the friendship of the American poet William Carlos Williams (1883–1963) and the English poet Charles Tomlinson (1927–2015). Tomlinson was influenced by American poets quite early in his career and admitted an affinity for American modernists. Tomlinson and Williams met in the early 1950s through correspondence –Tomlinson, a young British poet, reached out to Williams after being deeply impressed by his poetry. Tomlinson admired Williams’s innovative approach to language, imagery, and form, particularly his ability to capture the immediacy of everyday life in poetic terms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe relationship eventually moved beyond letters. In 1953, while on a trip to the United States, Tomlinson visited Williams at his home in Rutherford, New Jersey. At the time, Williams was an older poet and recovering from a series of strokes, but he remained active in mentoring younger writers. This meeting deepened their personal connection and affirmed their literary bond. After their meeting, Williams continued to support Tomlinson’s work, writing an introduction to Tomlinson’s poetry collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeeing Is Believing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958]. Tomlinson returned the favor posthumously by editing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams: A Critical Anthology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[London: Penguin, 1976].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glenn Horowitz Bookseller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47744243826862,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6325\/1886\/files\/IMG_7178.jpg?v=1776367443","url":"https:\/\/shop.glennhorowitz.com\/products\/williams-william-carlos-paterson-book-i-v-copy","provider":"Glenn Horowitz Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}