Ezra Pound, Poems

This video analyzes In a Station of the Metro in terms of language, format, and sound.

This video moves through a word-by-word explication of the poem.

The following two videos offer readings of The Pact and The River Merchant’s Wife – A Letter, so you can hear the poems.

This is a lengthy video lecture from an open Yale University course.  You may opt to watch this video on YouTube and use the SHOW MORE link to more easily go directly to chapters 2 Imagism (08:23), 5 In a Station of the Metro (32:29), and 7 The River Merchant’s Wife – A Letter (43:09).

Ezra Pound – Follows Pound’s life through his work with other writers, including Yeats and Eliot, his impact on modern literature, and his later political activity and decline. (20 minutes)  Films on Demand