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Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was born in Hailey, Idaho, in 1885.
He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Hamilton College.
He moved to London in 1908 and became a leading figure in the Imagist movement.
He published his first book of poems, A Lume Spento, in 1908.
His most famous work is The Cantos, a long poem that he worked on for over 50 years.
Pound was a controversial figure, and he was imprisoned for treason during World War II.
He was released from prison in 1958 and died in Venice in 1972.
Pound is considered one of the most important poets of the 20th century.

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing. The rest is mere sheep herding.

Ezra Pound

Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.

Ezra Pound

There is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and at forty-eight

Ezra Pound

Literature is news that stays news.

Ezra Pound

Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.

Ezra Pound

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