Ezra Pound
The literary modernist movement was defined by a radical rejection of established writing conventions in favor of fresh modes of communication. The first formal Modernist literary movement in the English language was imagism. It placed an emphasis on language that was concise, clear, and clear.
Of all the Imagists, Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was the most significant and influential. He purposefully exploited perplexing juxtapositions in his poetry so as to draw the reader to a particular conclusion. He eschewed Victorian and Edwardian syntax and structure in favor of a distinctive style of speech that included strange words and jargon. Since he was principally responsible for discovering, advancing, and influencing the work of several significant writers affiliated with the movement, including T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, and E.E. Cummings, Ezra Pound is credited with creating the tradition of Modernist literature.
Famous Poems:
- In a Station of the Metro (1913)
- The Cantos (1925)
- Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920)
Lifespan: October 30, 1885 – November 1, 1972
