"That fertile darkness": William Carlos Williams’s Autobiographical Negotiation of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality in Adam & Eve & The City

Panel: 
Autobiography
Abstract: 

As stated in his autobiography, Williams is decidedly non-white. His cultural, racial, and even linguistic negotiations can be seen in the context of play, conscious compromise, and even unconscious confusion evident in his autobiography as well as in his poems, “Adam” and “Eve.”

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Ruth
Last Name: 
Blandon
Institution: 
East Los Angeles College