Towards 1983 I can recall two gentlemen who did full readings and talks on Charles Olson and William Carlos Williams. Both were young Americans touring Europe both working as well as doing these events. I met them at different times in Dublin. A lot of water has gone down The Liffey since and yet I wonder did anyone know or meet them?

What they did had real value as it was ideal to introduce different poetics to audiences at reasonable prices. Regarding the political issue often Ezra Pound is targeted by mainstream critics on his fascist beliefs. P.W. Lewis also comes under fire but neither the mainstream or non mainstream avoided the issues that arose after World War One.

Pound's choices were no different than many others equally misguided who thought the hard right offered anything of value. In an Irish context as many went to fight for General Franco as the men and women who fought against him in Spain. A while back on looking at records of Cork fascist supporters who went to Spain I was very surprised at some on that list.

If the recent attack on Olson's politics is a sign I am sure the Pound issue will surface again. A question I ask is can one seperate Pound the writer from the fascist Pound?

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Part of the mainstream canon? Not remotely, Jaime. He's part of a very few teaching systems. Pierre didn't mention them all, but there aren't that many others. Go to Olson-themed events, as I do on occasion, and it's the usual cast of characters. He comes up more frequently on this list than on any of the US lists I've been a part of.

The mainstream in the US remains hostile to outsiders when it's not simply ignoring them. The situation is similar to the UK, tho not as bad.

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