Dr. William Carlos Williams was a contemporary American Poet born in New Jersey in 1883. He was a pediatrician in full time practice who often composed poetry on his prescription pad between seeing patients. His poems were written in common American English, a unique distinction from the classical European poets of that era. Williams ushered in a new era of American poetic modernism, and his works were highly criticized by his contemporaries. He also wrote controversial novels and short stories that were frequently denounced for modernistic views on sex and art. In 1923 he published a major poetry collection: Spring and All. One of his most well known poems is “This Is Just To Say,” about the succulent temptation of plums. This seemingly simple verse has been interpreted as a metaphor on many levels, from celebration of life, to sexual desire. Dr. Williams died in 1963.
Major Forum Format Changes and Updates are Coming Soon!
I'm converting my website to a wordpress CMS to allow more direct forum user interaction.
This is a moderated forum for answers to all your questions about writing medical fiction, and everything else art and medicine. Featuring: "ASK THE DOCTOR" for writers and readers. I won't be diagnosing you, but I will comment on all things medical in written works and entertainment media. I'll also post information and news on past and current medical artists, and happenings in medical entertainment. Feel free to post a new topic, reply to a current topic, or "ASK THE DOCTOR" a question.
****No site registration needed. Please leave your name and location. You may leave a short bio and web or social media link with your post.
☆☆☆☆☆SPECIAL OFFER FOR AUTHORS: Get a free month of advertising for your book when you post to the Forum and I publish your post. Just provide your book link along with your post. All genres ok except erotic.
Emerging gene-editing technology is primed to turn the scientific community into an army of Victor Frankensteins. A three-year-old technique called CRISPR has experts in genetics and genomics saying the world is on the precipice of revolution. "We're basically able to have a molecular scalpel for genomes," biologist Jennifer Doudna told Tech Insider on Wednesday. "All the…