Selected Poems (1957)

by Ezra Pound

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Selection of Ezra Pound's poems and translations, covering his entire writing career from his early lyrics and the translations of Provençal songs to his English version of Sophocles' Trachiniae.

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wahoo8895 | Nov 20, 2022 |

And it's got Canto 2, the best one. He's partial, he's cracked, but no swirled his learning into his art so well. (

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AnnKlefstad | Feb 4, 2022 |

Not for me, I guess. I tried and it just didn't work
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evil_cyclist | Mar 16, 2020 |

My initial reaction about the collection as a whole (excluding a few wonderful stanzas) is—Why?? (

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KatrinkaV | Mar 13, 2020 |

I loved this collection of poetry it was brilliant. The author observations of everyday things was spot on. He makes you think. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Ezra Pound	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Lustig, Alvin	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Selected Poems

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Selected Poems of Ezra Pound

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1957

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