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Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was an influential American expatriate poet and critic, best known for his role in developing the modernist movement in early 20th-century literature. He is celebrated for his seminal work "The Cantos," an incomplete long poem that spans over 800 pages and reflects his broad cultural and historical interests. more Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was an influential American expatriate poet and critic, best known for his role in developing the modernist movement in early 20th-century literature. He is celebrated for his seminal work "The Cantos," an incomplete long poem that spans over 800 pages and reflects his broad cultural and historical interests. In 1913, Pound published "Ripostes," a collection of poems that showcased his innovative use of language and form. During his time in London, he was instrumental in advancing the careers of other writers, including T.S. Eliot and James Joyce. Pound's commitment to literary experimentation and his controversial political views defined much of his career. less

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"Speak against unconscious oppression, Speak against the tyranny of the unimaginative, Speak against bonds."
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"A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him."
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"Make it new."
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"The image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy"
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"The critic who doesn't make out a case is only an intelligent reader for himself; he is not a critic"
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"Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one’s hand"
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"There is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and forty-eight"
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"Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding"
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