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Quotes by Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was an influential American poet and critic whose innovative contributions to modernist literature reshaped 20th-century poetry. Born in Hailey, Idaho, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania and later moved to Europe, where he mingled with literary giants like T.S. Eliot and James Joyce. Known for his sharp intellect and controversial political views, Pound championed the imagist movement, emphasizing clarity and precision in verse. His legacy endures through his groundbreaking work, including “The Cantos,” which remains a pivotal text in American literature.
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"The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people."
Ezra Pound"Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree."
Ezra Pound
"Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance... poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music."
Ezra Pound"Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding."
Ezra Pound
"And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is not far from it. No urban night is like the night there... Squares after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will."
Ezra Pound
"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 mean the art that is most precise."
Ezra Pound
"If a patron buys from an artist who needs money, the patron then makes himself equal to the artist; he is building art into the world; he creates."
Ezra Pound