A Month of Poems: Day 19 - Ezra Pound

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A Month of Poems Day 19 - Ezra Pound From Bob Holman & Margery Snyder, your Guide to Poetry Ezra Pound--genius, anti-Semite, author of Cantos, Translations, Personae and "Jefferson & Mussolini"--singlehandedly forced Modernism into vaudeville USA, spun language on ear, cut words to bone, edited T.S. Eliot until he said "Truth." Imagism, No Idea But In Things, stripped the bride bare, the bachelors even. "Erat Hora" This brief and powerful lyric exemplifies the beginnings of Imagism and the slightly archaic usage of Pound’s early work. "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" A “translation” from a poem by Li Po that is more than a translation. For further reading: Profile of Pound His early life and education in the US, Pound in London, his translations, Imagism, Italy and St. Elizabeths Hospital, the Bollingen Prize and last years in Italy... This email is written by: Bob Holman & Margery Snyder Poetry Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'A Month of Poems' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement