Pound started writing The Cantos around World War I and continued to 
compose more cantos throughout his life. They were published in groups. 
Sometimes 5 or 10 years went by before the next group was published.  
Some of the last cantos were composed in the 1960s.
Tim Romano

Mercedes Mcandrew wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I am trying to confirm a date for a publication of one of Pound's works.  It is said that New Directions 
>published The Cantos of Ezra Pound on July 30, 1948.  Is that date correct?  
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mercedes
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