Leader of the Imagist Movement

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Leader of the Imagist Movement Ezra Pound Leader of the Imagist Movement

Bio. Expatriate Self-exiled critic of American life During WWII lived in Italy and supported Mussolini’s policies; was very anti-Semitic Taken prisoner by Americans and charged with treason Found mentally incompetent and sent to a hospital for the criminally insane After 12 years exiled to Italy where he later died.

Imagism “Make it new” Similar to Haiku Concentrates on direct presentation of images, or word pictures using exact words Freezes a single moment in time & captures the emotion of that moment Use language of everyday speech Gives no explanation

The apparition of the faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough.