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Poetry as a Language Reduced to Essentials by Ezra Pound

„Poetry is a language pared down to its essentials.“

Ezra PoundEzra Pound describes poetry as a language pared down to its essentials and an essential form of communication.
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Ezra Pound was a 20th-century American poet and critic known for his contributions to modern literature.

This quote describes poetry as a concentrated and essential form of language.


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Ezra Pound (1885–1972) was an influential American poet, translator, and critic whose works and ideas greatly impacted literary modernism. He promoted many young writers and was known for his experimental and avant-garde approaches.

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