Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an expatriate US poet and critic who was a major figure in the early modernist movement. His contribution to poetry began with his development of Imagism, a movement derived from classical Chinese and Japanese poetry, stressing clarity, precision and economy of language.
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Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree. Go to Quote / Comment
A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values. Go to Quote / Comment
Good art however 'immoral' is wholly a thing of virtue. ... Good art can NOT be immoral. By good art I mean art that bears true witness, I mea... Go to Quote / Comment
Literature is news that stays news. Go to Quote / Comment
AS A MIND, who the hell else is there left for me to take an interest IN?? Go to Quote / Comment