In 1909, William Carlos Williams published his first book of poetry in Rutherford, NJ and started the modernist revolution. In 2009, that tradition is continued by the release of the second Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow, a literary journal featuring the best of New Jersey and New York poets. There's an unpublished poem by Williams, several essays on the poet, and rare items from the Rutherford Public Library's Williams Collection.

The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow 6 collects the evidence of a great poetic energy that has coalesced around Rutherford, NJ, home of poet William Carlos Williams. Poetry that underlines the theme The epic is the local fully realized, along with essays on Dr. Williams, one of the most influential poets ever. Anyone who has taken part in the RWP poetry workshop or at vigorous reading series at the William Carlos Williams Center and the GainVille Cafe in Rutherford has been eligible to contribute to this beautiful book, which contains the great work of three dozen writers associated with Rutherford.

A remarkable collection of 42 poets connected with the Rutherford, NJ poetry revival gives voice to memorable poetry and essays in the third edition of The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow. Published by the Red Wheelbarrow Poets, this third annual edition of the literary journal celebrates the epic in the local and poetic voices in the American grain that so inspired William Carlos Williams, Rutherford's hometown doctor and poet, whose liberation of the voice of the common man (and woman) in poetry was a true revolution in words during the last century.--The Red Wheelbarrow Poets.

It's becoming an annual tradition! The fifth issue of The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow is chock full of great poetry and essays, from poets who live in Rutherford, NJ or who travel there to enjoy the borough's vibrant poetry scene. Rutherford's accomplished Claudia Serea is the feature poet for this issue. Other great poets herein include Jim Klein, John Barrale, Mark Fogarty and Zorida Mohammed of the original Red Wheelbarrow Poets as well as many others who have taken place in the group's workshops or by coming to readings at the Williams Center or GainVille Cafe in Rutherford. Enjoy this magnificent display of poetry that proves the epic is the local fully realized!

For the seventh time the Red Wheelbarrow Poets have packaged lightning in a bottle. Following the example of William Carlos Williams, the celebrated poet-doctor of Rutherford, NJ, these awesome poets and writers are turning the epic into the local fully realized. They are a closely knit community that has participated in the RWP writing workshop, now in its seventh year, or RWP readings at the Williams Center and GainVille Cafe, both in Rutherford. And they kick some ass too!

There's a marvelous revival of poetry underway in Rutherford, NJ, home of the influential American poet William Carlos Williams. A Symposium on WIlliams has led to a poetry cooperative, several websites, two ongoing workshops, and a monthly reading. The RUTHERFORD RED WHEELBARROW POETS ANTHOLOGY is the living proof of the great vortex of poetic energy that has been created. The book features an unpublished poem by WIlliams and also poets like JOHN BARRALE, CELINE BEAULIEU, SONDRA SINGER BEAULIEU, GEORGE DE GREGORIO, MARK FOGARTY, JIM KLEIN, LOREN KLEINMAN, ZORIDA MOHAMMAD, DEBORAH SCHANTZ, CLAUDIA SEREA and many more!