This is a series where I post what I think are slightly atypical readings of  the Cantos of Ezra Pound. There’s also an (updated) index of all the Cantos (and related sources) I’ve discussed so far. Today’s selection is one of the celebrated “Pisan Cantos,” Canto LXXV, plus some discussion of Pound’s relationship with music.

Right, I’m back. This is a series I started years ago. The series sat fallow for some time, but I’m taking it up again for now, for as long as I have time and energy to post and to study these poems. For those who’re new to the series, I recommend starting with the first post, and bearing in mind that I tend to post what I think are slightly atypical readings of  Ezra Pound’s book of poems, The Cantos. There’s also an (updated) index of all the Cantos (and related sources) I’ve discussed so far. Today’s selection is the first …