If that happens we will have to form a club of "naive Idealists!" On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Roxana Preda <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Jennifer, > > So you believe in the library idea! I suppose the thirty books are poetry > volumes and criticism - give me some time to organise shelf space and I > will gladly take over what you have. > The library idea came to me as I found myself suddenly at the center of > this information and communication hub. I realised in time that this was > what I wanted to create within the society. The meaning, or the goal of my > presidency if you will. > > I just hope that I don't end up talking to myself. If people do not spring > into action somehow, I will just remain a naive idealist, nothing more! > > > With all my best, > Roxana > > > > Quoting Jennifer Wilson <[log in to unmask]> on Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:08:25 > -0800: > > Hi Roxana, >> As a non-academic in your midst, I must say that I'm very impressed with >> both your ambition and your resourcefulness. Wow. >> >> When I started the Ezra Pound Association I became a collector of all >> things Poundian and now have quite a library. It's clear that the >> birthplace will never be a study source, so I've just been hanging on to >> them, wondering where they will eventually end up. Should you folk ever >> decide on a semi-permanent location with book shelf potential, please >> consider accepting this collection as a gift, shipping included. I don't >> even have an estimate on number of volumes, much less a list, but I'm >> guesstimating about thirty, perhaps more. In the mean time, I'll keep >> looking for and collecting. >> >> My very best, >> Jennifer Wilson >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 2:00 PM, Roxana Preda <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> Dear Poundians, >>> >>> Now that mid-January is already behind us, it is maybe time to think >>> about >>> our new article award. >>> >>> Regarding published articles, we have a strange situation. 2012 seems to >>> have been a flourishing year for Pound scholarship. The MLA bibliography >>> showed 10 articles published in various journals, plus the volume 39 of >>> Paideuma, which had a strong Pound presence. See the link to the article >>> list, which I have attached through dropbox here: >>> >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/2q3e2lcslc1gdkk/Articles%20in% >>> 20Pound%20studies%202012-2013.doc >>> >>> By contrast, 2013 is peculiarly poor ? I have found just three articles. >>> Now this of course can occur because a number of them may not have >>> trickled >>> down into the databases yet. >>> >>> A number of these articles are freely available online. That is >>> especially >>> fortunate ? some articles are literally in the palm of our hand. >>> >>> To this list we have to add two article collections: >>> >>> Coyle, Michael and Steven Yao, eds. Ezra Pound and Education. Orono: >>> National Poetry Foundation, 2012. >>> >>> and >>> >>> Pratt, William and Caterina Ricciardi, eds. Roma/Amor. Ezra Pound Rome >>> and >>> Love. NY: AMS, 2013. >>> >>> Unfortunately I have seen neither of these collections and I would be >>> very >>> grateful if some of you felt generous enough to let the society have a >>> copy. I mean by that of course let ME have a copy so that I can pass it >>> on >>> to reviewers and/or keep for reference. >>> >>> I think it would be a good idea if the society had a Pound library of its >>> own. At first, this could be located in my office, but then I could hand >>> it >>> over to my successor. The idea being that whenever some of us can?t >>> locate >>> a material s/he could write to the society for help. >>> >>> But even if the library idea does not materialize, it would be good to >>> have these collections for promotion in our newsletter and for >>> consideration for our award, hence my appeal to you for a copy of these >>> volumes. >>> >>> Until now I have received one nomination: >>> >>> Golding, Alan. ?From Pound to Olson: The Avant-Gardist as Pedagogue.? >>> Ezra >>> Pound and Education. Ed. Michael Coyle and Steven Yao. National Poetry >>> Foundation, 2012. 183-210. >>> >>> I would like to receive two more nominations so that the committee and >>> the >>> peer reviewers can have a real debate. >>> >>> Let us establish mid-February as a sort of deadline for the final >>> announcements of nominations, so that you have three weeks to look at the >>> articles and recommend the ones you like best. If two or more people >>> nominate the same article, so much the better. >>> >>> For those of you who may have difficulties procuring articles of >>> interest, >>> drop me an email, I have them all and can easily send you the pdfs. >>> >>> It is very possible I may have overlooked an article or a collection. >>> Please let me know if this is the case. We do need a complete picture >>> and I >>> would be all too glad to update the list. Besides, just three articles >>> last >>> year seems a bit suspicious to me. >>> >>> I am curious to know what you think of these articles and look forward to >>> your input on them. Happy reading! >>> >>> With all my best, >>> Roxana >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in >>> Scotland, with registration number SC005336. >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in > Scotland, with registration number SC005336. >