Ezra+Pound

Ezra Pound Born: October 30th 1885 Died: November 1st 1972  Ezra Pound died in Venice, Italy. He was an American Poet and critic some say that he helped "push forward" modern poetry. He helped promote and even shared other poets poems around the world such as William Butler Yeast and James Joyce. His "pro-Fascist" broadcast during the Italy WWII led to his postwar arrest and confinement until 1958. Pound attended Cheltenham Military Academy for two years. He left with out graduating and attended a local highschool. Later on he went to University of Pennsivania and met one of his great friends, poet William Carlos Williams. in 1907 Pound became a professor of Romance Languages at Wabash Presbyterian College. He later went on to Europe to continue to market his rejected articles. In June 1908 he published at his own expense a book of poems called "A Lume Spento" Later that year he went to London where he met editor and writer Ford Madox Ford who eventually published him in the //English Review.// "Silet" By: Ezra Pound When I behold how black, immortal ink Drips from my deathless pen - ah, well-away! Why should we stop at all for what I think? There is enough in what I chance to say. It is enough that we once came together; What is the use of setting it to rime? When it is autumn do we get spring weather, Or gather may of harsh northwindish time? It is enough that we once came together; What if the wind have turned against the rain? It is enough that we once came together; Time has seen this, and will not turn again; And who are we, who know that last intent, To plague to-morrow with a testament! "Song" By Ezra Pound Love thou thy dream All base love scorning, Love thou the wind And here take warning That dreams alone can truly be, For 'tis in dream I come to thee.