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Ezra Pound

American poet Ezra Loomis Pound was also an important critic and translator. Born in Hailey, Idaho, he graduated from Hamilton College in 1905, and took an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in

Villanelle: The Psychological Hour

by Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

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I had over-prepared the event,

that much was ominous.

With middle-ageing care

I had laid out just the right books.

I had almost turned down the pages.

Beauty is so rare a thing.

So few drink of my fountain.

So much barren regret,

So many hours wasted!

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