The New York Avant Garde visual arts scene lead by photographer Alfred Stieglitz fascinated artists around the Globe. Poet William Carlos Williams wanted the affect of these paintings to emanate from his literary work. The image had to speak for itself, and in order to do so, it had to paint a picture with out a subjective voice. Using his new imagination, Williams revolutionized poetic style advancing Imagism to become completely objective. 
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