Tag Archives: Ezra Pound

A Personal Reading Year in Review

By Geo Ong I like to read. I’m one of those people who keep track of what they’ve read, what they’re reading, and what they want to read. 2011 was a wonderful reading year for me personally, filled with great … Continue reading

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Book People: James Laughlin and New Directions

by Geo Ong James Laughlin had aspirations to be a great poet. A friend of his, a man by the name of Ezra Pound, told him as only a friend (or a critic) could: ‘You’re never going to be any … Continue reading

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That’s What He Said

‘In a Station of the Metro’ By Ezra Pound The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough.

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Sarah’s Summer Reading

Sarah is currently reading… The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson This book is a hilarious memoir recounting Bryson’s childhood in Des Moines, Iowa in the 1950s. Interspersed with his personal memories and exquisitely nostalgic depictions … Continue reading

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