Ezra Pound
All clips from the documentary Ezra Pound : Voices and Vision.
All read by the poet.
Excerpt from “Sestina: Altaforte”
Excerpt from Ezra Pound’s “Homage to Sextus Propertius,” section VI
Excerpt from “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley,” section IV
Excerpt from “Cantos,” section I
Excerpt from “Cantos,” section LXXXI
The only thing I can say is that I was left speechless. It was the first time I heard Pound reading. It was an apocalypse.
Extra:
Another assemblage clips from the same documentary.
Photo-montage of images related to the Ezra Pound, with solo violin music (Frottola 1931) composed by the poet himself. The composition is Pound’s attempt to set the speech rhythms of a poem by Guido Cavalcanti to music.
Rare [?] film document featuring Pier Paolo Pasolini reading Ezra Pound, Pound being present
