Summary: <p><strong>William Carlos Williams</strong> (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963) was a Puerto Rican-American<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carlos_Williams#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a> poet, writer, and physician closely associated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernist_poetry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">modernism</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imagism</a>.</p><p>In addition to his writing, Williams had a long career as a physician practicing both <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediatrics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pediatrics</a> and general medicine. He was affiliated with Passaic General Hospital, where he served as the hospital's chief of pediatrics from 1924 until his death. The hospital, which is now known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_General_Hospital_(Passaic,_New_Jersey)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">St. Mary's General Hospital</a>, paid tribute to Williams with a memorial plaque that states "We walk the wards that Williams walked".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carlos_Williams#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> - Bio via Wikipedia</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
