Poetry must be as well written as prose. - Ezra Pound

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Poetry must be as well written as prose.

Ezra Pound

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Ezra Pound (October 30, 1885 – November 1, 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician and critic who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early to mid-20th century poetry. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements including Imagism and Vorticism.

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Native Name: Ezra Weston Loomis Pound

Alternative Names: Ezra Loomis Pound

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W. H. Auden William Carlos Williams T. S. Eliot Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Samuel Johnson

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