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{{short description|Poem collection by William Carlos Williams}}
'''''Al Que Quiere!''''' is a collection of 52 poems by [[William Carlos Williams]], published in [[1917 in poetry|1917]] by the Four Seas Company of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. Williams paid $50 to the publisher.<ref>Williams. ''I Wanted to Write a Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet'', pg. 18. New Directions, 1967.</ref> The original edition announces, "Many of the poems in this book have appeared in magazines, especially in ''Poetry'', ''Others'', ''The egoist'', and ''The Poetry Journal''."
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[[File:AlQueQuiere.jpg|thumb|First edition]]

'''''Al Que Quiere!''''' is a collection of 52 poems by [[William Carlos Williams]], published in [[1917 in poetry|1917]] by the Four Seas Company of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. Williams paid $50 to the publisher.<ref>Williams. ''I Wanted to Write a Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet'', pg. 18. New Directions, 1967.</ref> The original edition announces, "Many of the poems in this book have appeared in magazines, especially in ''[[Poetry magazine|Poetry]]'', ''[[Others: A Magazine of the New Verse|Others]]'', ''[[The Egoist (periodical)|The Egoist]]'', and ''The Poetry Journal''."


Williams's translation of the title is "To Him Who Wants It." He wrote of this, "I have always associated it with a figure on a soccer field: to him who wants the ball to be passed to him. [...] I was convinced nobody in the world of poetry wanted me but I was there willing to pass the ball if anyone did want it."<ref>Williams. ''I Wanted to Write a Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet'', pg. 19. New Directions, 1967.</ref>
Williams's translation of the title is "To Him Who Wants It." He wrote of this, "I have always associated it with a figure on a soccer field: to him who wants the ball to be passed to him. [...] I was convinced nobody in the world of poetry wanted me but I was there willing to pass the ball if anyone did want it."<ref>Williams. ''I Wanted to Write a Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet'', pg. 19. New Directions, 1967.</ref>
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The final poem in the original edition was the multi-part “The Wanderer: A Rococo Study,” which had been written before the other pieces. For ''The Collected Earlier Poems'' (New Directions, 1966), it was extracted from the section containing ''Al Que Quiere!'' and instead moved to the front to stand on its own.
The final poem in the original edition was the multi-part “The Wanderer: A Rococo Study,” which had been written before the other pieces. For ''The Collected Earlier Poems'' (New Directions, 1966), it was extracted from the section containing ''Al Que Quiere!'' and instead moved to the front to stand on its own.


==Table of contents==
==List of poems==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
:“Sub Terra”
*"Sub Terra"
:“Spring Song”
*"Spring Song"
:“The Shadow”
*"The Shadow"
:“Pastoral” (When I was younger…)
*"Pastoral" (When I was younger...)
:“Chicory and Daisies”
*"Chicory and Daisies"
:“Metric Figure”
*"Wieners"
:“Pastoral” (The little sparrows…)
*"Pastoral" (The little sparrows...)
:“Love Song” (Daisies are broken…)
*"Love Song" (Daisies are broken...)
:“Gulls”
*"Gulls"
:“Winter Sunset”
*"Winter Sunset"
:“In Harbor”
*"In Harbor"
:“Tract”
*"Tract"
:“Apology”
*"Apology"
:“Promenade”
*"Promenade"
:“Libertad! Igualidad! Fraternidad!”
*"Libertad! Igualidad! Fraternidad!"
:“Summer Song”
*"Summer Song"
:“The Young Housewife”
*"The Young Housewife"
:“Love Song” (Sweep the house clean…)
*"Love Song" (Sweep the house clean...)
:“Dawn”
*"Dawn"
:“Hero”
*"Hero"
:“Drink”
*"Drink"
:“El Hombre”
*"El Hombre"
:“Winter Quiet”
*"Winter Quiet"
:“A Prelude”
*"A Prelude"
:“Trees”
*"Trees"
:“Canthara”
*"Canthara"
:“M. B.”
*"M. B."
:“Good Night”
*"Good Night"
:“Keller Gegen Dom”
*"Keller Gegen Dom"
:“Danse Russe”
*"Danse Russe"
:“Mujer”
*"Mujer"
:“Portrait of a Woman in Bed”
*"Portrait of a Woman in Bed"
:“Virtue”
*"Virtue"
:“Smell!”
*"Smell!"
:“The Ogre”
*"The Ogre"
:“Sympathetic Portrait of a Child”
*"Sympathetic Portrait of a Child"
:“Riposte”
*"Riposte"
:“K. McB.”
*"K. McB."
:“The Old Men”
*"The Old Men"
:“Spring Stains”
*"Spring Stains"
:“A Portrait in Greys”
*"A Portrait in Greys"
:“Pastoral” (If I say I have heard voices…)
*"Pastoral" (If I say I have heard voices...)
:“January Morning”
*"January Morning"
:“To a Solitary Disciple”
*"To a Solitary Disciple"
:“Ballet”
*"Ballet"
:“Dedication for a Plot of Ground”
*"Dedication for a Plot of Ground"
:“Conquest”
*"Conquest"
:“First Version: 1915”
*"First Version: 1915"
:“Love Song” (I lie here thinking of you:–)
*"Love Song" (I lie here thinking of you:–)
:“The Wanderer: A Rococo Study” (Advent, Clarity, Broadway, The Strike, Abroad, Soothsay, St. James’ Grove)
*"The Wanderer: A Rococo Study" (Advent, Clarity, Broadway, The Strike, Abroad, Soothsay, St. James' Grove)
{{div col end}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{wikisource|Al Que Quiere!|''Al Que Quiere!''}}
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=bdkhAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22al+que+quiere%22&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=R-7ukAHF-T&sig=1x9xtarnbD-QO46F-1fGKhhm1co#PPA6 Google scan]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=bdkhAAAAMAAJ&q=%22al+que+quiere%22 Google scan]
*[http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4266 Recording (not by WCW) ] of the complete text of the book, including "The Wanderer."
*[http://librivox.org/selected-early-poems-of-william-carlos-williams-0903/ Recording (not by WCW) ] of the complete text of the book, including "The Wanderer."
*[https://www.ndbooks.com/book/al-que-quiere Centennial Edition, Edited and with an Introduction by Jonathan Cohen] Published by New Directions
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 20 March 2023

First edition

Al Que Quiere! is a collection of 52 poems by William Carlos Williams, published in 1917 by the Four Seas Company of Boston, Massachusetts. Williams paid $50 to the publisher.[1] The original edition announces, "Many of the poems in this book have appeared in magazines, especially in Poetry, Others, The Egoist, and The Poetry Journal."

Williams's translation of the title is "To Him Who Wants It." He wrote of this, "I have always associated it with a figure on a soccer field: to him who wants the ball to be passed to him. [...] I was convinced nobody in the world of poetry wanted me but I was there willing to pass the ball if anyone did want it."[2]

In this early work, Williams is still finding his voice, still experimenting with a variety of styles and approaches, but has eliminated "[r]hyme, conventional meter, figurative language, [and] literary associations."[3]

The final poem in the original edition was the multi-part “The Wanderer: A Rococo Study,” which had been written before the other pieces. For The Collected Earlier Poems (New Directions, 1966), it was extracted from the section containing Al Que Quiere! and instead moved to the front to stand on its own.

List of poems

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  • "Sub Terra"
  • "Spring Song"
  • "The Shadow"
  • "Pastoral" (When I was younger...)
  • "Chicory and Daisies"
  • "Wieners"
  • "Pastoral" (The little sparrows...)
  • "Love Song" (Daisies are broken...)
  • "Gulls"
  • "Winter Sunset"
  • "In Harbor"
  • "Tract"
  • "Apology"
  • "Promenade"
  • "Libertad! Igualidad! Fraternidad!"
  • "Summer Song"
  • "The Young Housewife"
  • "Love Song" (Sweep the house clean...)
  • "Dawn"
  • "Hero"
  • "Drink"
  • "El Hombre"
  • "Winter Quiet"
  • "A Prelude"
  • "Trees"
  • "Canthara"
  • "M. B."
  • "Good Night"
  • "Keller Gegen Dom"
  • "Danse Russe"
  • "Mujer"
  • "Portrait of a Woman in Bed"
  • "Virtue"
  • "Smell!"
  • "The Ogre"
  • "Sympathetic Portrait of a Child"
  • "Riposte"
  • "K. McB."
  • "The Old Men"
  • "Spring Stains"
  • "A Portrait in Greys"
  • "Pastoral" (If I say I have heard voices...)
  • "January Morning"
  • "To a Solitary Disciple"
  • "Ballet"
  • "Dedication for a Plot of Ground"
  • "Conquest"
  • "First Version: 1915"
  • "Love Song" (I lie here thinking of you:–)
  • "The Wanderer: A Rococo Study" (Advent, Clarity, Broadway, The Strike, Abroad, Soothsay, St. James' Grove)

References

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  1. ^ Williams. I Wanted to Write a Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet, pg. 18. New Directions, 1967.
  2. ^ Williams. I Wanted to Write a Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet, pg. 19. New Directions, 1967.
  3. ^ Breslin, James E.B. William Carlos Williams: An American Artist. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970.
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