"Reservoir of voices", yes-- it's probably why I believe Pound was the last "deep" poet of the West: someone who spoke in very different registers, from translator, lyricist, formalist and, of course, (the only Pound we've ever been served up)the experimentalist.
His talents haven't yet been fully appreciated (imo).
Pound's poetry certainly had many voices (from the River-Merchant's Wife to Mauberley), and the Cantos, despite the inevitable flaws, is a kind of voice reservoir.
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"Reservoir of voices", yes--
it's probably why I believe Pound was the last "deep" poet of the West: someone who spoke in very different registers, from translator, lyricist, formalist and, of course, (the only Pound we've ever been served up)the experimentalist.
His talents haven't yet been fully appreciated (imo).
Pound's poetry certainly had many voices (from the River-Merchant's Wife to Mauberley), and the Cantos, despite the inevitable flaws, is a kind of voice reservoir.
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