His statements concerning free radio speech are not in the poetry, but are by far the most interesting on the topic. Pound more than seventy years ago advocated radio broadcasts of the meetings of Congress. His own indictment for treason is covered in Conrad Rushing's brilliant article on the subject. Indirectly, the same problem came up when Bill Clinton ran for President. Rushing cites the "mere words" precedent -- U.S. citizens cannot be charged with treason for speaking their minds. Although his legal reasoning is impeccable, the site of free speech can be called into question. If Pound broadcast from Radio Iowa, he would not have been indicted. The fact that he broadcast from Radio Rome got him into trouble. The "mere words" doctrine still holds, but post WWII sentiment ran high. William Joyce, "Lord Haw Haw." was charged, convicted, and executed for treason in England after WWII for his broadcasts from Germany. The fact that he was not a British citizen did not deter the English. Bill Clinton was criticized severely for his protests against the Vietnam War during the late sixties. Of course many protested. But Clinton's protests were from Moscow. My advice -- go to Pound's prose. There's a lot there on your topic of free speech. Cheers, Tim Redman Marie-Noelle Little wrote: >I am looking for some Pound poems that might deal directly or indirectly >with the notion of free speech? > >Marie-Noelle Little >