The Desert Music (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Carlos Williams
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Music or musicians, California, West, U.S., Dancing or dancers, Southwest, Mexico or Mexicans, Texas, Deserts
The Poem
“The Desert Music” is a relatively lengthy open-form poem. The title refers to the topic of the poem, a desert journey, as well as to the musical imagery present throughout the work. The poem is written primarily in the first person and appears to be drawn from the personal experiences of the author. The poet functions as a speaker of the poem as well as an observer within the poem. In describing his purpose, the speaker states that his goal is, when describing his desert journey, “—to tell/ what subsequently I saw and what heard.” When functioning as an...
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