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Modernist poetry in English
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Modernist poetry in English started in the early years of the 20th century with the appearance of the Imagists. Like other modernists, Imagist poets wrote in reaction to the perceived excesses of Victorian poetry, and its emphasis on traditional formalism and ornate diction.
The American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892), pre-dated the Modernist era but proved an inspiration to it
The American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892), pre-dated the Modernist era but proved an inspiration to it
A 1913 photograph of Ezra Pound, one of the most influential modernist poets
A 1913 photograph of Ezra Pound, one of the most influential modernist poets
The title page to Cathay, published by Ezra Pound in 1915
The title page to Cathay, published by Ezra Pound in 1915
H.D. in 1917; in 1911, Ezra Pound cultivated her and Richard Aldington as major forces in the launch of the modernist poetry movement.
H.D. in 1917; in 1911, Ezra Pound cultivated her and Richard Aldington as major forces in the launch of the modernist poetry movement.
Imagism
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Imagism was a movement in early-20th-century poetry that favored precision of imagery and clear, sharp language. It is considered to be the first organized modernist literary movement in the English language. Imagism has been termed "a succession of creative moments" rather than a continuous or sustained period of development. The French academic René Taupin remarked that "it is more accurate to consider Imagism not as a doctrine, nor even as a poetic school, but as the association of a few poets who were for a certain time in agreement on a small number of important principles".
The expatriate American poet Ezra Pound in 1913; Pound collected poems from eleven poets in his first anthology of Imagist poetry, Des Imagistes, publ
The expatriate American poet Ezra Pound in 1913; Pound collected poems from eleven poets in his first anthology of Imagist poetry, Des Imagistes, published in 1914.
H.D. in 1917
H.D. in 1917
Richard Aldington in 1931
Richard Aldington in 1931
The American Imagist Amy Lowell, who edited later volumes of Some Imagist Poets; in 1925, Lowell was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
The American Imagist Amy Lowell, who edited later volumes of Some Imagist Poets; in 1925, Lowell was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.