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1 Leader of the Imagist Movement
Ezra Pound Leader of the Imagist Movement

2 Bio. Expatriate Self-exiled critic of American life
During WWII lived in Italy and supported Mussolini’s policies; was very anti-Semitic Taken prisoner by Americans and charged with treason Found mentally incompetent and sent to a hospital for the criminally insane After 12 years exiled to Italy where he later died.

3 Imagism “Make it new” Similar to Haiku Concentrates on direct presentation of images, or word pictures using exact words Freezes a single moment in time & captures the emotion of that moment Use language of everyday speech Gives no explanation

4 The apparition of the faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.

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