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Summer 1969 • Vol. XXXI No. 3 • Book Reviews |

Shorter Reviews: The Art of William Carlos Williams: A Discovery and Possession of America

The Art of William Carlos Williams: A Discovery and Possession of America by James Guimond. University of Illinois Press, $6.95.

It would be a salutary cultural situation if Mr. Guimond’s book on William Carlos Williams were read in high schools throughout the country after students had read Williams, but not before.

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