so much depends upon… william carlos williams. born in new jersey 1883 – this year would be his...
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so much depends so much depends upon…upon…
William Carlos William Carlos WilliamsWilliams
William Carlos WilliamsWilliam Carlos Williams Born in New Jersey 1883 – Born in New Jersey 1883 –
this year would be his 125this year would be his 125thth birthday!birthday!
Fell in love with poetry while Fell in love with poetry while in medical school at the in medical school at the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
Followed his parents’ wishes Followed his parents’ wishes and became a pediatricianand became a pediatrician
Practiced medicine for forty Practiced medicine for forty yearsyears
His medical career gave him the His medical career gave him the financial stability to pursue his financial stability to pursue his poetrypoetry
Also provided him with an Also provided him with an “intimate insight into the lives of “intimate insight into the lives of common people”common people”
Many of his poems were written Many of his poems were written on prescription pads while he was on prescription pads while he was visiting patients, then typed them visiting patients, then typed them on this typewriteron this typewriter
so much dependsso much dependsuponupon
a red wheel a red wheel barrowbarrow
glazed with rainglazed with rainwaterwater
beside the whitebeside the whitechickens.chickens.
so much dependsso much dependsuponupon
a red wheel a red wheel barrowbarrow
glazed with rainglazed with rainwaterwater
beside the whitebeside the whitechickens.chickens.
So much depends upon a red So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow glazed with wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside the white rainwater beside the white chickens.chickens.
So much depends upon So much depends upon
a red wheelbarrow a red wheelbarrow
glazed with rainwaterglazed with rainwater
beside the white chickens.beside the white chickens.
The Flaxen-Maned PonyThe Flaxen-Maned PonyInspired by William Carlos WilliamsInspired by William Carlos Williams
so much depends so much depends
uponupon
a flaxen manea flaxen mane
sweptswept
across the sweetestacross the sweetest
faceface
frosted with frosted with
snow.snow.
By Mrs. TroyBy Mrs. Troy
Your Mission:Your Mission: Create three “so much depends upon poems”Create three “so much depends upon poems” Choose your subject carefully – write about Choose your subject carefully – write about
something you truly treasuresomething you truly treasure Each poem will have sixteen words, the first four Each poem will have sixteen words, the first four
being “so much depends upon”being “so much depends upon” Choose each of your twelve words carefullyChoose each of your twelve words carefully If you have a photo or an image you would like If you have a photo or an image you would like
to use, bring it in on a flash drive, or bring a copy to use, bring it in on a flash drive, or bring a copy to paste on your final draftto paste on your final draft