Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (October 30, 1885 - November 1, 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician, and critic who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early-to mid- 20th century poetry. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements, notably Imagism and Vorticism.
"The Harvard Vocarium Readings" Recorded in Cambridge, Mass., May 17, 1939