ABSTRACT
June 1917, vol. iv, 72–4
Pound (1885–1972), American poet and critic, was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and at Hamilton College in New York State. He met Eliot after the outbreak of war in 1914, and was instrumental in getting Eliot's early poetry into print. Pound also worked on the drafts of ‘The Waste Land’, profoundly influencing the ultimate shape of the poem. Pound's defence of Eliot was strong-minded and generous, and the two men remained life-long friends.
