Asphodel, that Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems
Author | : William Carlos Williams |
Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 0811212831 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780811212830 |
Rating | : 4/5 (830 Downloads) |
Download or read book Asphodel, that Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems written by William Carlos Williams and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dozen poems on love by a New Jersey obstetrician (1883-1963) who often wrote them on office prescription pads. In the title poem, first published when he was 72, he wrote: "What power has love but forgiveness? / In other words / by its intervention / what has been done / can be undone."