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The Archive Hour: Visiting Greatness

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One of the most controversial poets of the 20th century, Ezra Pound , died 30 years ago this year. He went from being an innovative literary figure during the First World War to imprisonment in an asylum following his pro-fascist broadcasts during the Second World War. Michael Alexander recalls his encounters with Pound, and some other great poets Of the past century. Producer Paul Bajoria

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Ezra Pound
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