Ezra Pound
Born: 10-29-1885
Ezra Pound was a pivotal American poet and critic, central to the development of modernist literature in the early 20th century. Known for his influential works like "The Cantos," Pound was a key figure in promoting and shaping the careers of contemporaries such as T.S. Eliot and James Joyce. His innovative use of language and form, coupled with controversial political views, left a lasting impact on literary history.
Book summaries for books written by Ezra Pound
Quotes
What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross
The apparition of these faces in the crowd; / Petals on a wet, black bough.
The ant's a centaur in his dragon world.
Pull down thy vanity, it is not man
What thou lovest well is thy true heritage
And the days are not full enough
I have tried to write Paradise
The enormous tragedy of the dream in the peasant's bent shoulders
A broken arch, where a whole city had gathered
There died a myriad, / And of the best, among them, / For an old bitch gone in the teeth, / For a botched civilization
With usura hath no man a house of good stone
I have recorded the obvious beauty of the obvious world