Dear Richard, Yes, he is talking about Chinese aesthetics derived from brush painting--"Rhythm," not in the poetic sense, but meaning the rhythm of brush painting; associated key terms also include "vitality," "rhythmic vitality," "linearity." These terms dominated the post-modernist discussions circulating in artistic formalism around 1900-1930s. English translation of Chinese aesthetics just became available at the turn of the twentieth century, and you may also look up at Roger Fry's and Clive Bell's discussion of Chinese art and aesthetics at that time--don't forget Binyon was a cross figure bridging Bloomsbury aesthetics and Pound-Lewis Vorticists. Pound's discussion of "rhythm" Henri Gaudier-Brzeska's memoir in a way was indebted to Binyon's, and also to Fry's, although he hated to acknowledge the latter's influence. (My dissertation has a small section on this.) Hope this answers your question. Hsiu-ling Lin National Taiwan Normal University ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Seddon" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:42 AM Subject: rhythm Dear List Pound was an admirer of Lawrence Binyon, especially Binyon's "The Flight of theDragon" In reading this I have floundered upon Binyon's use of the word "rhythm" in conjunction with paintings. Does anyone have a lifeline of discussion for me on Binyon's use of "rhythm" Thanks in advance for the lifeline Rick Seddon McIntosh, NM