The reward of the true poet is not in laurels but in the act... - William Carlos Williams

"The reward of the true poet is not in laurels but in the act itself."

William Carlos Williams Art

Poet Physician American 1883–1963

More from William Carlos Williams

"So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens."

"The pure products of America go crazy."

"No ideas but in things."

"I have discovered that most of the things I've done, I've done for the sake of their form."

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

"Art and music are the treasures of civilization"