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 Poet and the Poem The program has also featured interviews with the Witter Bynner Fellowship winners. Recorded and engineered at the Library of Congress, the program is broadcast on public radio stations across the United States through the Public Radio Exchange and is also available as a free podcast from the Library of Congress website. The Poet and the Poem The Poet and the Poem is an hour-long radio interview program hosted by Grace Cavalieri featuring with leading poets and sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Witter Bynner Foundation. The program was started in 1977 by the poet and playwright Grace Cavalieri.