Ezra Pound, born Ezra Loomis Pound, was originally from Idaho. He was an American poet who is credited with having done more than any other single figure to advance the modern movement in English and American Literature. Ezra Pound employed a technique to his poetry called Imagism. Imagism is part of a 20th centry movement in poetry which advocated for free verse as well as the expression of ideas/emotions through clearly painted images. The use of Imagism in poetry allowed the poets more words at their disposal for forming poetry.
In our Timeline, Idalis included a photo from the "Poetry A Magazine of Verse". I really liked that this was included because it gave us a better reference for what those reading Pounds poetry when it was released would have seen. In our gallery photos, Eli included photos of both Ezra Pound. We agreed it was both obvious and necessary that a photo of the poet we are talking about be included in our gallary. When we are reading the work of someone who has long since past, it is easy to read the work and never consider to put a face to the name you are reading. By including a photo of Ezra Pound, we are given the oppertunity to see the man that wrote what we are reading and studying. Through the connection of what the author looked like, one of the many presentations of Ezra Pounds work, and the understanding of Imagism in poetry, we were able to curate a good image of who he was and the aspects of poetry he supported and employed.