Tag: Ezra Pound

  • The madness of Ezra Pound

    The madness of Ezra Pound

    Jerome McGann wrote: “No English-speaking poet of this century has been the subject of as much biographical scrutiny as Ezra Pound.” Daniel Swift in the prologue to his biography of Pound adds that he was “the most difficult man of the 20th century”. Since so much has been written about him – which you are…

  • 3 features of bad poetry

    3 features of bad poetry

    Poetry is famously, absolutely and unequivocally subjective. A poem can move one person to tears and leave another indifferent. So by what standard can we judge some poetry to be bad? How do we define bad? And should we? People who say all poetry is valid are correct. People who say that we can’t tell…