Approaches to Teaching Pound's Poetry and Prose

Known for his maxim "Make it new," Ezra Pound played a principal role in shaping the modernist movement as a poet, translator, and literary critic. His works, with their complex structures and layered allusions, remain widely taught. Yet his known fascism, anti-Semitism, and misogyny raise issues about dangerous ideologies that influenced his work and that must be addressed in the classroom.

The first section, "Materials," catalogs the print and digital editions of Pound's works, evaluates n...