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published in 1934. In it, Pound sets out an approach by which one may come to appreciate and understand literature (focusing primarily on poetry). Despite its title the text can be considered as a guide to writing poetry. The work begins with the
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The ABC of Reading

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Imagist
Ezra Pound
Parable of the sunfish
three main ways
logopoeia
Homer
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