Ezra Pound was born on October 30, 1885[1], in Hailey[2]. He died on November 1, 1972[3], in Venice[4]. He worked as a poet[5], literary critic[6], composer[7], translator[8], and autobiographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,181 views/month, #5,288 of 1,000,298).[10]
Archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[31], National Library of Wales[32], University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[33], Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[34], Princeton University Library[35], Harry Ransom Center[36], Lilly Library[37]
Cause of death: gastrointestinal system disease[38]
Ezra Pound has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
He has been cited as an influence by Charles Bukowski[50], an actor[51], 1920–1994[52], of Germany[53]; T. S. Eliot[54], a playwright[55], 1888–1965[56], of United States[57], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[58]; Robert Frost[59], a poet[60], 1874–1963[61], of United States[62], awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[63]; and Derek Walcott[64], a poet[65], 1930–2017[66], of Saint Lucia[67], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[68].
Works attributed to him include The Cantos[69], an epic poem[70].
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