In Noel Stock's biography of Pound, it is written as follows, he also contributed to a communist-inspired magazine called Front published in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the December issue he published his 'Credo' So, it seems it is an original contribution. Credo was reprinted in Selected Prose. Hideo Nogami -----Original Message----- From: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lars Kleberg Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 8:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Pound's "Credo" in FRONT 1930 #1 Dear colleagues, The journal FRONT, no 1, 1930 (The Hague) published Pound's "Credo" (p.11), containing the paragraph: Having a strong disbelief in abstract and general statement as a means of conveying one's thought to others I have for a number of years answered such questions [i.e., about his belief] by telling the enquirer to read Confucius and Ovid. This can do no harm to the intelligent and the unintelligent may be damned. My question is: was this an original contribution to FRONT or did it appear earlier somewhere? I will be grateful for any information concerning Pound's "Credo" in FRONT. Sincerely, Lars Kleberg Södertörns högskola Sweden