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| 7/17/1914 |
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Pound, Lowell, Imagists
On this day in 1914 Amy Lowell hosted an "Imagist" dinner party in London attended by Ezra Pound, Ford Madox Ford and others prominent in the avant-garde movement. Though intended as a celebration of modern poetry and a joining of forces, it became an early skirmish in a longer war between Pound and Lowell over who would lead whom, and in what direction. |
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Academy of American Poets
Lowell biography, poetry, bibliography, and links. Selected poems include "Astigmatism," "From 'The Congressional Library'," "The Letter," "A London Thoroughfare. 2 A.M.," "Opal," "The Poet's Trade," and "The Taxi."
"Lowell campaigned for the success of Imagist poetry in America and embraced its principles in her own work. She acted as a publicity agent for the movement, editing and contributing to an anthology of Imagist poets in 1915. Her enthusiastic involvement and influence contributed to Pound's separation from the movement. As Lowell continued to explore the Imagist style she pioneered the use of 'polyphonic prose' in English, mixing formal verse and free forms. Later she was drawn to and influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry. This interest led her to collaborate with translator Florence Ayscough on Fir-Flower Tablets in 1921." |  | Modern American Poetry
Find a biography, an essays on Lowell, Pound and Imagism, commentary on her poetry, and critical analysis of "Sisters," "Venus Transiens," "New Heavens for Old," and "Opal." Selected poems are also available ("Petals," "The Clyclists," "The Taxi," "Patterns," "Allies" ...).
"We should read poetry because only in that way can we know man in all his moods -- in the most beautiful thoughts of his heart, in his farthest reaches of imagination, in the tenderness of his love, in the nakedness and awe of his soul confronted with the terror and wonder of the Universe."
-- Amy Lowell, "Why People Should Read Poetry" | |
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