Salutation E-book
Author: Ezra Pound
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Pound, Ezra (1885-1972) - Controversial American poet, editor, and critic
who had a major influence on 20th century literature. After making hundreds
of broadcasts for the Italian Facist regime, he was tried for treason,
judged insane, and held in a mental hospital for over ten years.
Salutation (1913) - First published in 1913 and later collected in "Lustra,"
this poem was set to music in 1922 by J. C. Holbrooke. Opening line: O
generation of the thoroughly smug and thoroughly uncomfortable, ...
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