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William Carlos Williams - The Red Wheelbarrow

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens.

Added: on March 16th, 2009 at 6:24 PM | Viewed: 36023 times | Comments and analysis of The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams Comments (66)


The Red Wheelbarrow - Comments and Information

Poet: William Carlos Williams (William Carlos Williams Art)
Poem: The Red Wheelbarrow

Comment 66 of 66, added on October 21st, 2009 at 4:38 AM.

i really don't get this poem i just thinks it is about like simple things
and he felt motivated to write about a read barrow and chickens lol

unknown 2 u from United States
Comment 65 of 66, added on March 18th, 2009 at 7:22 PM.

I think that this poem is saying that it is the little things in life that matter. He is giving an example of this by describing a red wheelbarrow sitting in the rain beside some chickens, and NOTHING MORE!!

Aaron from United States
Comment 64 of 66, added on March 16th, 2009 at 6:24 PM.

meh. i understand that many people think this is a brilliant poem. but it seems disappointing that of many modern poems, this would seem to be the epitome of poetic evolution. this is not like cubism, which is actually difficult to draw. these are words a child could write down. art is all about practice, passion, and perfection. i'm not about to call a child's stick figure a work of genius.

kylie from United Kingdom

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