The only remark from Pound that I've encountered when Frost's help in
getting him out of St. Es was mentioned was "he wasn't in much of a hurry"
or words to that effect.  I knew of Pound's very favorable review of Frost's
early work, but I haven't heard that he got him into print.

Tim Redman

-----Original Message-----
From: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine
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Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:33 AM
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Subject: Re: frost


>From: "Jonathan P. Gill" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: frost
>Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:00:35 -0500
>
>I was waiting for someone to bring up the most obvious of Pound-Frost
>connections: Pound's assistance in getting early Frost into print.  Isn't
>there a story that goes: Pound, when asked about Frost's kind words and
>deeds in trying getting him sprung, said "He paid his debt when he
>published 'North of Boston.'"  The idea being that Pound was the one who
>shepherded it into print.
>
>Jonathan Gill
>Columbia University


If you consult "the record," you will find that Frost
had little or nothing to do with "getting Pound sprung."
You might also find that the word "kind" can
rarely be applied to Frost's words or deeds.

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