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"Asphodel, That Greeny Flower" is a poem by American poet William Carlos Williams. It was published in 1955 as part of Williams's anthology Journey to Love. [1]

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William Carlos Williams in 1921

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References

  1. Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, ISBN   978-1-57958-240-1