Ezra Pound 5

breeegs,

this is from a series on PBS called Voices and Visions. They did Wallace Stevens, T.S. Eliot and others.

ezra pound... anti-modern genius....

We live in an era wherein the concept of Treason has been debased. Treason now means approximately He who varies from the class prejudices of the Ruling Mediocracy. Those who live to enforce these prejudices, conversely, are called "Patriotic". Pound had his opinions, yes. Hot,black,highly caffeinated opinions. He offended the delicate sensibilities of those whose ideas have the character of warm milque. He did a great service by dousing their house with gasoline ideas and igniting it his tongue

^ This comment is fantastic.

so well put sir!

So romanticized--if that is the word--a view of Pounds' political opinions would not survive a conscientious reading of the transcripts of the Rome broadcasts. Unless, of course, the author of this post is in favor of the venom he spewed there.

Yes, it is him. He was confined in Saint Elizabeth Asylum, Washington, from 1945 to 1958. When he was freed, he returned to Italy and one of the first pictures of him there showed him making the fascist waving. Having said that, for me he is one of the greatest poets of the XXth century. He said terrible things about Jewish people and at the same time helped and suppported Jewish poets like Louis Zukofsky and George Oppen. His behaviour puzzles me and hurts me, because I truly love his work.

Have you read about his apology? I agree with you totally.

Ezra was imprisoned i heard for treson, for tens of years without trial, and realised without conviction.supposedly after 9 or so years they heard his case and asked him how he planned to defend himself. he said hed stand by everything he ever utterd politicaly.and they got socaligesed to find him incompetent to partisipate in his own defence because he said hed stand by everything he ever utterd politicaly.