Ezra Pound

Modernism's impresario: the American who moved to London, made everyone better, and broke himself on history.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1885 – 1972

language

English

region

Idaho-born; London, Paris, Rapallo

notable works

The Cantos, Ripostes, Hugh Selwyn Mauberley

Core Principles & Analysis

• He launched Imagism's three rules and edited The Waste Land down to its power.
• The Cantos occupied him, with gaps, for nearly fifty years.
• Wartime broadcasts for Fascist Italy ended in US custody and twelve years at St Elizabeths.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Ezra Pound