Well it is intriguing, Doug. Ferguson doesn't question that the poem is
entirely Hulme and I notice that there are images that occur in Hulme's
letters home, such as the dead Belgian's belly, as well as the over-riding
concept/image of the 'line' on which we walk and exist in consciousness,
which I think conclusively corroborate Hulme as the principal author, but
it's not inconceivable that Pound and/or Kate Lechmere had some part in in
too, just as Pound and Valerie Eliot did in The Waste Land. I've noticed
some other sources publish it with a regularised lineation and stanza
pattern, I much prefer that in Ferguson's biography, which I hope is that of
its origianl publiaction. It's a shame a facsimile isn't available for those
without access to the physical archive (there's an extensive archive at
Keele in Hulme's home county of Staffs too)
On 27 April 2010 22:46, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Definitely something to think about, Dave, & thanks fir just reminding us
> of it...
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> Doug
> On 27-Apr-10, at 5:44 AM, David Bircumshaw wrote:
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