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University of Pennsylvania

Univ of Pennsylvania: Imagism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines the movement of poetry, "imagism" and describes the "imagist." The site also gives five characteristics of an imagist according to an Imagist manifesto.
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Yale University

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Harriet Monroe and the "Imagists"

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent site pays tribute to Harriet Monroe, her works, and her contemporaries. Contains the history of the term, published in 1915.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Examples of Winter's Early Imagist Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two very good examples of imagist poetry. Links to author.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Imagist Ezra Pound

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the University of Groningen provides a good exposition of the well known imagist poet, Ezra Pound. Includes links to T.S. Eliot and W. C. Williams.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: William Carlos Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a series on "Modernism and Experimentation: 1914-1945," this aticle features a biographical note and appraisal and an excerpt from Williams's poem, "Paterson."
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

William Carlos Williams: The Barroness

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of a chapter from William Carlos Williams's autobiography, "The Baroness," which provides a personal view poetry and culture after World War I.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Imagism

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a brief explanation of the Imagist school of poetry. Also includes a copy of Ezra Pound's "In a Station of the Metro" and the three tenets of Imagism as defined by Pound.