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Born in Hailey, Idaho, Ezra Pound received his degree from Hamilton College in 1905. During his later travels through Europe he cultured an interest in Chinese and Japanese poetry. In 1917, Pound signed on as the London editor of the Little Review.

In 1924, Pound moved to Italy and grew involved with Facist politics. When he later returned to the United States in 1945, he was arrested for treason. A year later he was aquitted, but was committed to a mental institution after he was declared mentally ill. His stay in the mental institution was appealed by many writers until his release in 1958. Upon his release, he returned to Italy where he died a recluse in 1972.

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