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Ezra Pound was an American poet, literary critic, and economist. Born on October 30, 1885, and passing away on November 1, 1972, he is regarded as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. Known for his work in the Imagist movement and his extensive contributions to literature, Pound played a pivotal role in shaping modern poetry.

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“The primary pigment of poetry is the IMAGE.”

Art Poetry Primaries Poetry Is Pigment

Book:Ezra Pound and the Visual Arts

Source: Ezra Pound and the Visual Arts

“Poetry is a very complex art.... It is an art of pure sound bound in through an art of arbitrary and conventional symbols.”

Art Poetry Sound Poet Pure Complexes Bounds Symbols Poetry Is Conventional Arbitrary

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“Poetry is a language pared down to its essentials.”

Language Essentials Poetry Is

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“Poetry is about as much a 'criticism of life' as red-hot iron is a criticism of fire.”

Fire Red Criticism Hot Iron Poetry Is Red Hot

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“Colloquial poetry is to the real art as the barber's wax dummy is to sculpture.”

Art Real Literature Poetry Is Sculpture Barbers Dummy

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“Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics, which gives us equations, not for abstract figures, triangles, squares, and the like, but for the human emotions. If one has a mind which inclines to magic rather than science, one will prefer to speak of these equations as spells or incantations; it sounds more arcane, mysterious, recondite.”

Ifs Giving Mind Humans Speak Sound Emotion Magic Figures Mathematics Inspired Mysterious Abstract Poetry Is Spells Squares Equations Human Emotions Incline Triangles Arcane

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“The author's conviction on this day of New Year is that music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance; that poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music; but this must not be taken as implying that all good music is dance music or all poetry lyric. Bach and Mozart are never too far from physical movement.”

Years Music Taken Movement Music Is Dancing Conviction Poetry Is This Day New Year Happy New Year Dance Music Atrophy Implying

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“No good poetry is ever written in a manner twenty years old, for to write in such a manner shows conclusively that the writer thinks from books, convention and cliché, not from real life.”

Thinking Writing Years Book Real Shows Written Style Twenties Real Life Poetry Is Conventions Life Style Good Poetry

Book:Pavannes and Divisions

Source: Pavannes and Divisions

About the Author

Born: October 30, 1885
Died: November 1, 1972
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 232

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