Have you heard of imagist poetry? “Imagism called for a return to what were seen as more Classical values, such as directness of presentation and economy of language, as well as a willingness to experiment with non-traditional verse forms. Imagists use free verse.” Wikipedia The Red Wheelbarrow, by William Carlos Williams (1883 – 1963) is an example of an imagist poem. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. There have been many discussions and theories about this simple little poem. Was it meant to be simple, or is there hidden meaning, plumbing the depths of our sub-conscious? “I was fumbling around, looking for a way to make sense of my life, and seized on William Carlos Williams’s poems . . . His poems were experimental yet safe—a combo I craved in my extra-dark teenage years.” Craig Morgan Teicher, Poetry Foundation One…