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1、TEXTONE“WHANG—Boom—Boom—castdelicacytothewinds.”ThusEzraPoundinalettertohisfather,urgingtheoldmantohelppromotehisfirstpublishedcollection.Itmighthavebeenthepoet'smanifesto.Poundisasdivisiveafiguretodayashewasinhisownlifetime.ForsomehewastheleadingfigureoftheModernistmovem
2、entwhoredefinedwhatpoetrywasandcouldbe;andwho,inhisroleasculturalimpresario,gavevitalimpetustotheliterarycareersofT.S.Eliot,JamesJoyceandWyndhamLewis,amongothers.ButformanyPoundremainsafreakandanembarrassment,aclinicalnutcaseandviciousanti-Semitewhochurnedoutalotofimpenet
3、rabletoshbeforelosingtheplotcompletely.Duringthesecondworldwarhebroadcastpro-FascistradioprogrammesfromItalyandlateravoidedtrialfortreasonathomeonlybecausehewasdeclaredinsane.OnhisreleasefromStElizabeth'sHospitalnearWashington,DC,hereturnedtoItaly(“Americaisalunaticasylum
4、”),wherehediedin1972aged87.DavidMoody,emeritusprofessorofEnglishatYorkUniversity,makesastrongcaseforPound's“generousenergy”andthe“disruptive,regenerativeforceofhisgenius”.Hisapproach(unlikePound's)isuncontroversial.Hefollowsthepoet'sprogresschronologicallyfromhischildhood
5、inIdaho—still,atthetimeofhisbirthin1885,partofthewildwest—tohisconquestofliteraryLondonbetween1908and1920.HemarshalsPound'sstaggeringoutputofpoetry,proseandcorrespondencetoexcellenteffect,andoffersclear,perceptivecommentaryonit.Hehelpsustoseepoems,suchasthisfamous,peculia
6、rlyhaunting19-syllablehaiku,inanewlight:Theapparitionofthesefacesinthecrowd:Petalsonawet,blackbough.ThatMrMoodyisconstantlybeingupstagedbythesubjectofhisstudyisnotsurprising.Poundwasoneofthemostcolourfulartisticfiguresinaperiodfullofthem.AccordingtoFordMadoxFord,whobecame
7、agoodfriendofPound'sshortlyafterthebumptiousyoungAmericanarrivedinLondon:“Ezrawouldapproachwiththestepofadancer,makingpasseswithacaneatanimaginaryopponent.Hewouldweartrousersmadeofgreenbilliardcloth,apinkcoat,ablueshirt,atiehand-paintedbyaJapanesefriend,animmensesombrero,
8、aflamingbeardcuttoapointandasinglelargeblueearring.”W.B.Yeats'ssimpleassessmentwasthat:“Thereisn
