Imagism and Ezra Pound Ezra Pound was one of the greatest poets of the modern era‚ creating a literary movement known as “imagism.” Pound coined the term in 1912 to assist Hilda Doolittle (H.D.) in the marketing of some of her poems. Doolittle was an unknown author‚ and Pound decided that her work would be accepted more easily if she were identified with a group of poets (Dettmar/Watt)‚ such as Richard Aldington and F.S. Flint (“Imagists”). Imagists focused mainly on the “clarity of expression
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Sienna Schaal February 12‚ 2012 American Literature Short Essay Ezra Loomis Pound and the Imagism Movement Ezra Loomis Pound once said‚ “If a man is not willing to take some risk for his opinions‚ either his opinions are no good or he is no good.” Ezra Pound was a man of great taste when it came to his poetry and ideas. He had a life size vision that made him famous and helped influence many other poets as well. His vision was to change the thought and structure of poetry into something
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Nathan Hubschman Nathan Hubschman Ezra Pound Response: “The Tree” by Ezra Pound is about how Pound identifies with the tree-like state in which the nymph‚ Daphne‚ of Greek myth finds herself in order to escape Apollo. Pound begins the poem explaining how he was a “tree amid the wood” meaning a changed being amid a familiar yet under-perceived environment. He likens this form to the myth of Apollo who chases Daphne until she asks the god‚ Peneus‚ to change her into a tree. Even though she is
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Q) What philosophy do Ezra Pound‚ William Carlos Williams and Marianne Moore share? A) Ezra Pound‚ William Carlos Williams and Marianne Moore were all modernist poets. Modernist poetry deals with experiment and innovation. All three were imagists‚ though at a later stage‚ William Carlos Williams started disagreeing with Ezra Pound. Ezra Pound Ezra Pound was the most aggressive of the modernist poets‚ who made “Make it new!” his battle cry. He turned to classical Chinese poetry as his
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The Young Genius: Ezra Pound’s influenced poetry on Benito Mussolini and the Fascist movement‚ time of his stay in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and the concept of Imagism. “If a nation’s literature declines‚ the nation atrophies and decays.” (Ezra Pound Quotes) Ezra Pound was not a man of many words‚ but he certainly did have a knack for turning simple words into something beautiful. Pounds’ poetry was influenced by his fascination with Benito Mussolini and the Fascist movement‚ the time of his stay
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The Eyes of Imagism: Ezra Pound Many poets have had their moment of fame in America‚ but very few have had both the incredible impact on American poetry‚ and received the brutal criticism that Ezra Pound experienced. From his early years as a poet‚ to the end of his life Ezra Pound was surrounded by controversy and contempt. Though‚ through all of this he managed to make one of the most lasting impacts on American poetry‚ which any one poet has provided. Without the genius of Ezra Pound‚ the poetry
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Ezra Pound in the Imagist Movement In the beginning of the 20th century‚ a poetry style called Imagism was growing. Imagism is derived from Modernism and was created in response to Romanticism. Contrary to Romanticism‚ Imagist poems consist of brief sentences of dry clarity which painted an exact visual image and poetic statement. Thence leaving little to no room for interpretation due to it’s candidness expressing of ideas. Imagism was also a conferrer to the french Symbolist movement
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Voices and Visions: Ezra Pound Out of all of the poets in the Voices and Visions series‚ Ezra Pound was one the few I was least familiar with. I’ve learned that he is one of modern poetry’s most significant figures–as well as one of the most controversial–of the twentieth century. He was committed and passionate about his work and about the advancement of poetry in the world. He had high standards for the arts and wasn’t afraid to rebuke anyone who didn’t meet them. Pound was born in Hailey
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Ezra Pound is generally considered the poet most responsible for defining and promoting a modernist aesthetic in poetry. In the early teens of the twentieth century‚ he opened a seminal exchange of work and ideas between British and American writers‚ and was famous for the generosity with which he advanced the work of such major contemporaries as W. B. Yeats‚ Robert Frost‚ William Carlos Williams‚ Marianne Moore‚ H. D.‚ James Joyce‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ and especially T. S. Eliot. His own significant
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Any reader even peripherally interested in the work and life of Ezra Pound will take delight in Omar Pound and A. Walton Litz ’s masterful selection and editing of Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear: Their Letters‚ 1909-1914. To hear the authentic voices of the letters is to meet again but anew the youthful Pound. The facts of Pound ’s growth as an artist and critic during these years are not altered‚ but a new perception of the inner workings of his mind and personality is gained. More important
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