Paterson (poem) caught Williams' attention for its use, with a technical skill that seemed to rival Pound's in "The Cantos", of such diverse and seemingly prosaic materials as notes from a congressional investigation, an X-ray report and a physician's testimony on cross-examination. He wrote to fellow poet Louis Zukofsky, "I've begun to think about poetic form again. So much has to be thought out and written out there before we can have any solid criticism and consequently well-grounded work here." In 1944, Williams read a poem by Byron Vazakas in "Partisan Review" that would help lead him to solutions in form and
The Next War (poem) will replace them on the battlefield. It ends with: <poem> "Oh, Death was never enemy of ours! "We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum. "No soldier's paid to kick against his powers. "We laughed, knowing that better men would come, "And greater wars; when each proud fighter brags "He wars on Death - for lives; not men - for flags."</poem> The Next War (poem) "The Next War" is a poem by Wilfred Owen. It was written in late September 1917, and revised in July 1918. It is no. 160 in "The Complete Poems and Fragments". The poem