The poet William Carlos Williams once stated: "Crude symbolism is to associate emotions with natural phenomena such as anger with lightning, flowers with love..." (Llanas 57 ). This quote is an excellent example of Williams' writing style; his poetry excellently represents the idea of ​​Imagism. Although his poetry was once called “neglected” and “misunderstood,” later in his life, many aspiring writers looked to him and his writings as a source of inspiration (Llanas 57-58). William Carlos Williams' writing represents to the reader that ordinary life can be beautiful. William Carlos Williams was born on September 17, 1883 to Raquel Helene Hoheb Williams and William George Williams in Rutherford, New Jersey. His mother was of Puerto Rican descent, while his father was born in England and raised in the West Indies. His mother, Raquel, was an artist and his father was a businessman. His love and interest in art and languages ​​began at home, where his parents spoke both French and Spanish at home (Llanas 47). Despite his interest in the arts, his parents pushed him to become a doctor, so in 1906 he graduated with a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Literature and medicine were his two occupations for the rest of his life (Llanas 47). While Williams was enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, he befriended fellow poet Ezra Pound. Pound was a major influence on Williams's writing style; after Pound reviewed one of his pieces, Williams ended up breaking free from the expected traditional writing style (Llanas 49). The style that Pound turned to Williams was known as Imagism, known as one of the most influential movements in American history. Imagination is the idea of ​​c...... middle of paper ...... misunderstood, but which can now be read and understood in its full meaning; although, being Imagism, it technically has no meaning. Works Cited Conarroe, Joel. "William Carlos Williams." Six American Poets: An Anthology. New York: Random House, 1991. . Print.Cone, Temple. "'The Red Wheelbarrow'." In Kimmelman, Burt and Temple Cone, eds. The FactsOn File Companion to American Poetry, Vol. 2. New York: Facts On File, Inc.,2007. Bloom's literature. File, Inc. Web Facts. May 11, 2014 .Griffin Llanas, Sheila. Modern American poetry. Enslow Publishers, Inc., 47-56. Print.Matterson, Stephen. "On 'This is just to say'." Modern American poetry. Kent State UniversityPress. Network. May 11 2014. .