The Bughouse: The Poetry, Politics, and Madness of Ezra Pound

A captivating biography of Ezra Pound told via the stories of his visitors at Washington, DC's St. Elizabeths Hospital.

"This story of Pound's politics and his prejudices takes on fresh significance. . . . Swift is an alert and eloquent guide. . . . I guarantee that The Bughouse will vex you into thinking more deeply about the relation between an artist's life and work, and perhaps even about the old-fashioned question of moral responsibility." —NPR's Fresh Air