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Julia's rating: 5 stars

Recently, I've had reason to rediscover the poetry of William Carlos Williams. My fellow library staffer Cindy, hearing me talk about "The Red Wheelbarrow," mentioned this children's book from the collection. I brought it home and - wow! - so glad that I did. The words provide a really excellent primer on Williams's work, and the illustrations are charming, mixing pencil drawings, medical text, words of poetry, to create energetic collages. My favorite page-spread includes on one page a drawing of WCW, Ezra Pound, H.D. and Charles Demuth appraising a painting with the adjacent page conjuring up Demuth's work "The Figure 5 in Gold," a classic modernist painting inspired by WCW's poem "The Great Figure." Ah, love. This is such an inspiring book. Perfect for poetry lovers who are young at heart. I want a copy for my coffee table.