Bill Freind's got it right, Friends. Carpenter did settle the matter. My
advisor and Omar's friend, Walt Litz, said that it was disturbing to Omar
at some levels when the news came out, but that it was also a sort of
relief, as H. Bloom wd. recognize.
 
So Ez signed the paternity papers. That was a neat bow to convention.
 
The question raised in earnest by someone studying Pound, why not answer
it again and leave it?
 
H James knew that writing itself was good gossip.
 
Let's be suspicious as Pound was of academic blather, but the question
DOES have something to do with the CANTOS and IS part of the dance.
 
All Best,
Ned
 
Professor Ned Sparrow
Maryland Institute, College of Art
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On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Bill Freind wrote:
 
> Cameron McWhirter wrote:
>
> > Ezra Pound signed Omar Pound's birth certificate. Outside of that, I know of
> > no evidence to the contrary except for academic gossip.
>
> I love the way "academic" is still used as a catch-all pejorative.
>
> Anyway, wasn't all this settled years ago? Carpenter says Omar is not EP's son.
> Is there any real question on that score?
>
> Bill Freind
>