"It is difficult to get the news from poetry, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there." - William Carlos Williams

I'm not entirely sure what this quote means. I think, however, that this means that men die miserably for not having enjoyed some of the simpler things in life. In poetry, there is often love, simplicity, music, inspiration, creativity and so many other things. By  not having these things, men never become whole, they are never complete in who they are. When someone dies, not having known love or inspiration or the appreciation for some of the smallest things in life, they die having not known some of the best things in life. These are the things that people strive for, that people appreciate most in life, and the things that make people happiest. Without them, people are unhappy and thus die miserably.