The author's claim that "In description words adhere to certain objects, and have the effect on sense of oysters, or barnacles" is illustrated by a poem describing plants that "enter the world naked, / cold, uncertain of all / save that they enter.
This book's "Chapter XIX" shares an all-capitals reference to "THE TRADITIONALISTS OF PLAGIARISM" with its "Chapter I," and precedes it. A poem that appears later in this book proclaims, "The pure products of America / go crazy." Another poem in this book begins "The crowd at the ball game / is moved uniformly / by a spirit of uselessness / which delights them." The author's claim that "In description words adhere to certain objects, and have the effect on sense of oysters, or barnacles" is illustrated by a poem describing plants that "enter the world naked, / cold, uncertain of all / save that they enter." Published in 1923, this book is named for its first poem, a response to The (*) Waste Land, and includes its author's poem "The Red Wheelbarrow." For 10 points, identify this poetic manifesto by William Carlos Williams, which is named for a poem which opens with the line "By the road to the contagious hospital."
This book's "Chapter XIX" shares an all-capitals reference to "THE TRADITIONALISTS OF PLAGIARISM" with its "Chapter I," and precedes it.
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