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Which Imagist anthology did Ezra Pound edit in 1914?
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Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound, photograph by Alvin Langdon Coburn, c. 1913.
In 1914, Ezra Pound edited the first Imagist anthology, titled Des Imagistes.1
This collection was the first of four major anthologies associated with the Imagist movement, which emphasized the use of direct, sparse language and precise visual imagery to create a total poetic statement. Following this publication, leadership of the group largely transitioned to Amy Lowell as Pound shifted his focus toward Vorticism.12