Poetry
Williams began his creative career as a poet and began publishing in small magazines while he was still an undergraduate. He has published poetry in more than 40 magazines and continues in such magazines as Poetry, Karamu, and the Kentucky Poetry Review.
Williams has published poetry in journals and magazines for decades. His books include:
- Elegies for the Water (Mercer University Press, 2009)
- The Flower Seeker, An Epic Poem of William Bartram (Mercer University Press, 2010)
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