History Creator / EzraPound

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (October 30, 1885 – November 1, 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician, and [[{{Review}} critic]] who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early to mid-20th century {{poetry}}. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements, notably Imagism and Vorticism. His works include ''Ripostes'' (1912), ''Hugh Selwyn Mauberley'' (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, ''The Cantos'' (c. 1917–1962).

Pound was born in Hailey, then a part of Idaho, and was the only child of Homer Loomis Pound (1858-1942) and Isabel Weston (1860-1948), who married in 1884. Homer was employed as the Registrar of the General Land Office in Hailey, with Thaddeus Coleman Pound (Ezra Pound's paternal grandfather) securing the appointment. Isabel, who was from New York, could not adjust to life in Hailey and went back there in 1887, taking the 18-month-old Ezra with her; Homer followed later and took up a job as an assayer at the Philadelphia Mint.

Pound began his education in dame schools, then attended Wyncote Public School in 1894. During his time there, he made his first publication on November 7, 1896, a limerick about William Jennings Bryan, a Democratic presidential candidate who lost the election. He transferred to Cheltenham Military Academy in 1897, where he was taught drilling and how to shoot. The following year, he was taken on a tour of Europe by his mother and aunt, visiting England, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland.

In 1901, Pound attended the University of Pennsylvania's College of Liberal Arts. During that time, he met his lifelong friends, fellow poets William Carlos Williams and Hilda Doolittle.

In 1908 he set off for Europe and published ''A Lume Spento'', his first collection of poetry. He soon followed with other publications, like ''Exultations'' (1909), ''Canzoni'' (1911), ''Hugh Selwyn Mauberley'' (1920), and ''The Cantos'' (c. 1917-1962). These publications made him a major figure in the modernist movement in poetry and developed Imagism, which stressed precision and economy of language. He also helped discover and shape the works of contemporaries, such as Creator/TSEliot, Creator/ErnestHemingway, and Creator/JamesJoyce.

In 1914, Pound married Dorothy Shakespear and moved to Italy in 1924. Through the 1930s and 1940s, he promoted an economic theory known as social credit and became engaged in Fascist politics. During World War II and the Holocaust in Italy, he made radio broadcasts attacking the United States, international finance, and Jews, among others, as causes, abettors, and prolongers of the world war, and was arrested for treason in 1945. He was declared mentally ill and committed to St Elisabeths Hospital in Washington D.C., where he was held for over a dozen years.

* ''Lustra'' (1916-1917)

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (October 30, 1885 – November 1, 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician, and [[{{Review}} critic]] who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early to mid-20th century poetry. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements, notably Imagism and Vorticism. His works include ''Ripostes'' (1912), ''Hugh Selwyn Mauberley'' (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, ''The Cantos'' (c. 1917–1962).

** ''The Unwobbling Pivot (1947)

In 1908 he set off for Europe and published ''A lume spento'', his first collection of poetry. He soon followed with other publications, like ''Exultations'' (1909), ''Canzoni'' (1911), ''Hugh Selwyn Mauberley'' (1920), and ''The Cantos'' (c. 1917-1962). These publications made him a major figure in the modernist movement in poetry and developed Imagism, which stressed precision and economy of language. He also helped discover and shape the works of contemporaries, such as Creator/TSEliot, Creator/ErnestHemingway, and Creator/JamesJoyce.

While in custody in Italy, Pound worked on sections of ''The Cantos'', which were published as ''The Pisan Cantos'' (1948). He was awarded the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1949 by the Library of Congress, which stirred enormous controversy. After a lengthy campaign by fellow writers and his publisher James Laughlin, he was released in 1958, returned to Italy, settled in Venice and into near complete silence, and died on November 1, 1972.

* ''The Cantos'' (1917 - 1962)

-->--'''Ezra Pound''', ''The Spirit of Romance''

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician, and [[{{Review}} critic]] who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early to mid-20th century poetry. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements, notably Imagism and Vorticism. His works include ''Ripostes'' (1912), ''Hugh Selwyn Mauberley'' (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, ''The Cantos'' (c. 1917–1962).

Pound was born on 30 October 1885 in Hailey, then a part of Idaho, and was the only child of Homer Loomis Pound (1858-1942) and Isabel Weston (1860-1948), who married in 1884. Homer was employed as the Registrar of the General Land Office in Hailey, with Thaddeus Coleman Pound (Ezra Pound's paternal grandfather) securing him the appointment. Isabel, who was from New York, could not adjust to life in Hailey and went back there in 1887, taking the 18-month-old Ezra with her; Homer followed later and took up a job as an assayer at the Philadelphia Mint.

Pound began his education in dame schools, then attended Wyncote Public School in 1894. During his time there, he made his first publication on 7 November 1896, a limerick about William Jennings Bryan, a Democratic presidential candidate who lost the election. He transferred to Cheltenham Military Academy in 1897, where he was taught drilling and how to shoot. The following year, he was taken on a tour of Europe by his mother and aunt, visiting England, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland.

While in custody in Italy, Pound worked on sections of ''The Cantos'', which were published as ''The Pisan Cantos'' (1948). He was awarded the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1949 by the Library of Congress, which stirred enormous controversy. After a lengthy campaign by fellow writers and his publisher James Laughlin, he was released in 1958, returned to Italy, settled in Venice and into near complete silence, and died on 1 November 1972.

Pound is one of the major figures in the modernist movement in poetry, but his political and economic views ensured that his life and work remain controversial.

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician, and critic who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early to mid-20th century poetry. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements, notably Imagism and Vorticism. His works include ''Ripostes'' (1912), ''Hugh Selwyn Mauberley'' (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, ''The Cantos'' (c. 1917–1962).

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician and critic who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early to mid-20th century poetry. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements, notably Imagism and Vorticism. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962).

In 1908 he set off for Europe and published ''A lume spento'', his first collection of poetry. He soon followed with other publications, like ''Exultations'' (1909), ''Canzoni'' (1911), and ''Hugh Selwyn Mauberley'' (1920). Perhaps his most famous work is his ''The Cantos'' (c. 1917-1962). These publications made him a major figure in the modernist movement in poetry and developed Imagism, which stressed precision and economy of language. He also helped discover and shape the works of contemporaries, such as Creator/TSEliot, Creator/ErnestHemingway, and Creator/JamesJoyce.

In 1908 he set off for Europe and published ''A lume spento'', his first collection of poetry. He soon followed with other publications, like ''Exultations'' (1909), ''Canzoni'' (1911), and ''Hugh Selwyn Mauberley'' (1920). Perhaps his most famous work is his ''The Cantos'' (c. 1917-1962). These publications made him a major figure in the modernist movement in poetry, and developed Imagism, which stressed precision and economy of language. He also helped discover and shape the works of contemporaries, such as Creator/TSEliot, Creator/ErnestHemingway, and Creator/JamesJoyce.

In 1914, Pound married Dorothy Shakespear and moved to Italy in 1924. Through the 1930s and 1940s, he promoted an economic theory known as social credit and became engaged in Fascist politics. During World War II and the Holocaust in Italy, he made radio broadcasts attacking the United States, international finance, and Jews, among others, as causes, abettors, and prolongers of the world war. He was arrested for treason in 1945. He was declared mentally ill and committed to St Elisabeths Hosptial in Washington D.C., where he was held for over a dozen years.