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European culture. Williams opted to focus more on the American experience and write about things closer to home, such as everyday people and their everyday lives. Williams died in New Jersey of a heart attack in 1963.
There are too many poets to attribute to the monumental poetic movement that occurred during the early twentieth century, but suffice it to say that because of these little magazines, the Dial and Poetry, some of the greatest and widely known poets of our time have become an integral part of the literary canon. Thanks to Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Harriet Monroe and Ezra Pound, these literary wonders, while they struggled to keep afloat amid criticism and doubt, pushed the envelope of expectation of where poets and their poetry could go, and how far. These poets, editors and publishers all impacted the literary, as well as the general, population with their revolutionary ideas, persistence, and ability to let their experiences flow from their hearts through their pens, and make their mark with indelible ink.
While the Dial was unable to stay afloat, you can still visit Poetry magazine online at www.poetrymagazine.org. There you'll find up-to-date issues and the poetry of up and coming poets.
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