Ezra Pound (Poet to Poet)

Ezra Pound was born in 1885 in Hailey, Idaho. He came to Europe in 1908 and settled in London, where he became a central figure in the literary and artistic world.

Key Connections and Contributions:

• Befriended by Yeats
• Supported literary giants such as Eliot and Joyce

In 1920, he moved to Paris and later to Rapallo in Italy.

Controversial Period:

During the Second World War, Pound made a series of propagandist broadcasts over Radio Rome. For this, he was later tried in the United States and subsequently committed to a hospital for the insane.

Later Years:

• Released after thirteen years
• Returned to Italy
• Passed away in Venice in 1972