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Roxana Preda <[log in to unmask]>
Sun, 11 May 2014 20:32:59 +0100
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Ezra Pound Society Bulletin no. 5, May 11, 2014

Dear friends,

Since I took over the running of this society of ours last year, I  
have been talking to you about the desirability of a website and a  
newsletter for our society.

At some point I realized that the best thing would be to launch them  
together. They are ready now and the time has come to show you what I  
have been working on for the past few months.

I must confess that I?ve been rather ambitious for our society ? other  
literary organisations have websites, but none, so far as I know, is  
interactive, like ours.

All the other societies have newsletters, but none so far as I know,  
is multimedia. In fact, the quality of contributions I received for  
the first issue have prompted me to change its status to ?little  
magazine?. If you care to register on the site to read the little mag,  
I think you will agree with me. It is called Make It New.

The magazine, as well as my proposals for society projects are closed  
to the wider public and open just to members. You will see that the  
table of contents of the little mag is open access. But in order to  
actually read it, you?ll have to register.

At this point this website is our society home. It is a house with a  
lot of empty rooms waiting for your contributions and improvements. I  
have provided just the minimum content, or a few placeholders. Ideally  
it should become a place where we are comfortable to return ? to adorn  
and enrich it as every loving homeowner does.

The society is now initiating another way of gaining and cultivating  
membership. In the past, members were the subscribers to Paideuma, a  
model common to other literary societies as well.

While we would certainly urge Pound scholars to maintain their  
subscriptions to the journal, I think that another model, with a  
low-cost subscription would be an incentive for more people to become  
members. The society financial goals are as ever, to have a money  
foundation for the awards. Then, if there is anything left, the  
society could initiate and carry out a number of projects, which are  
described on the website. It could also ideally offer some help to  
deserving postgraduate students (a modest subvention of conference  
travel costs comes to mind in that respect).

Finally
Like anything that is new, the website might not always perform  
smoothly or be the same for everyone in every circumstance. We are now  
testing, experimenting. You have to make allowances for my new role as  
web designer/ administrator. If you have problems or suggestions,  
don?t shoot, just drop me an email or simply offer your help, it will  
be welcome.

As to the magazine ? when you see the pilot issue, you will have a  
better idea of what it can do for us. Justin Kishbaugh will run it as  
a managing editor and Barry Ahearn and I will be in the wings to look  
kindly over his shoulder. We plan to do more reviewing, especially the  
publications of the last two years. If you?d rather start smaller and  
provide a chapter or article summary, this is welcome too. Just get in  
touch.

This is a cordial invitation to you all to become members of a changed  
Ezra Pound Society ? with new presence and visibility, improved means  
of communication, and a unique chance for us to work together.

Just go to http://www.ezrapoundsociety.org

With all my best,
Roxana


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