The Approaching Hour
The Approaching Hour - context Summary
Published in 1962 Collection
Published in William Carlos Williams's 1962 collection Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems, "The Approaching Hour" addresses a wide cross-section of humanity—political, national, religious, moral—calling them to prepare for an imminent, transformative event. Its direct apostrophes and stark images (stars melting, moon turning to bread) frame an apocalyptic summons to collective awakening, collapsing distinctions between enemies and friends into a shared moment of reckoning.
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