Despite you love or hate the poem, there's work and thought put on the words that William Carlos Williams chose for his poems in general. Abstract poems or poetry are not one of my first choices, but it amazes me how he could condensed and built a simple image so well that every time makes me wonder about the ambiance and the situation... the sensations. We have a poet in my country called Reynaldo Pérez So and in some ways he reminds me of W. C. Williams. I watch SCLit since the beginning but I think this video really made me jump to leave you a comment... Nice one :) [Sorry If my writing in english wasn't the best I'm working on that]

It could be argued that these kinds of poems mean completely different things to different people depending on when it was first read. It's understanding could even develop over time. ABSTRACCCCCCCCTTTTTTTTTTTT

I wouldn't have thought I'd like this poem but actually having heard your views on it and taking time to think about it for myself I realise how lovely and well crafted it is.

I love it. I absolutely love it!! I really enjoy abstract poetry!

I've always loved this poem but I'm from a small community and a lot of the people I went to college with couldn't see the need for a red wheelbarrow, unless you're talking about a radio flyer pulled by grandma with a toddler sitting in it. Thanks for such an educated and well thought out look at the depth of this piece!

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This is amazing elucidation of what appears to be a simple poem and I thank you for your commentary on one of my favorite poems. Dalton, since you love this poem, you MUST read Love That Dog by Sharon Creech in which The Red Wheelbarrow plays an important part.

This was so great! At first when I heard it I was like 'meh?' - but then you opened it right up for me! :)

One of my very favorites. Good choice of topic! For poems like this where form is so important, consider including a visual -- especially if you can find an image of the original done with a typewriter.

bro. how could you ever have a down-vote? "So much depends on innocuous lines, draped in obscurity, beside inconclusive tidbits." Yup, I is a bad man. Urgh, it must be a drunk Friday... Didn't you guys say something about reading Virgil ??

Wait, did you say wheelbarrel?

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+Claude Thompson It's that sweet southern accent

It means whatever you want it to mean . The poet didnt sit and think :"Lets see , what does a wheel barrow stand for , so I can say something great ". He probably wrote that poem in less than a minute and it came out fully dressed . Billy Collins wrote a great poem about how the teacher in a class tries to get the students to figure out what the poet is "trying" to say , as if he hadnt a clue and the poem has to be figured out , to help the poet . All this "poetry analysis" is just a bunch of nonsense . He means what he says and thats it . Hes not being cryptic and trying to fool you . Like I said , if you get something specific out of the poem , then so be it , but dont try to make out of it an absolute truth that everybody should understand . I write too and the poems just come out fully formed , without having to sit for hours or weeks and try to figure out the "message" . If theres a message , good luck finding it , I didnt put it in there , so if the goose chase makes you happy , go for it . But I can tell you right now that there is no goose to catch . About this poem , I love it , just as I love the one about the plums . This one reminds me of haikus : simple yet they are capable of creating so much imagery . I can see the red barrow and the white chickens so clearly and theyre beautiful . Theyre part of a world that I live in and that I love . I think of poetry as painting with words . What matters most is the picture that you end up with , which you can make others see and hopefully enjoy greatly .