tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post7561793331711422264..comments2023-04-01T09:00:18.596-04:00Comments on A Poem A Day from the George Hail Library ~ Selected by Maria Horvath: The Locust Tree in FlowerGeorge Hail Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296359504047895036noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-43061717715158078822011-09-16T23:06:38.536-04:002011-09-16T23:06:38.536-04:00Hi there. Unfortunately you've continued to p...Hi there. Unfortunately you've continued to pass along an unfortunate myth about William Carlos Williams inability to "serve" as poet laureate. It was not due to strokes but the way in which the Library itself succumbed to the right-wing witch hunt of the period. This history is VERY well documented and serves as one of the Library of Congress's sadder chapters. For more on this see Whittemore's biography of WCW, or the Library's own volume "The Catbird Seat." Online there's also <br />http://washingtonart.com/beltway/fourlaureates.htmlWondermachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630929170214269331noreply@blogger.com