Imagism 3: The Thing Itself

Topics discussed in this episode include: -"A Retrospect" and "A Few Don'ts By An Imagiste" by Ezra Pound-A ruinous misunderstanding of meter and music-"Intellectual-emotional complex" and unified sensibility-"The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry" by Ernest Fenollosa-The ideogrammatic method-Kiru, Wabi-Sabi, and Mono no Aware (see this fascinating wiki-page on Japanese aesthetics)-"In A Station of the Metro" by Ezra Pound-"Fan-Piece For Her Imperial Lord" by Ezra Pound-The Objective Correlative-"Oread" by H.D.-"The Pool" by H.D.-"Des Imagistes" anthology-Vorticism vs. "Amy-gism"-"The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams-"This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams-"Arrival" by William Carlos Williams-Expressionist painter Egon Schiele-"The Widow's Lament in Springtime" by William Carlos Williams-Objectivism, Projectivism, Deep Imagism-"The Diver" by Peter Vertacnik, and his book, "The Nature of Things Fragile"Support the showVISIT MY WEBSITE HERE.BUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE.VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok:  @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets  Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight  Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)