I was wondering how hard it is for people to find the missing Cantos. Are they generally available to anyone who wants them? Is the idea to make them available? I have a copy. Might they also be appropriate for the gathering of materials? Michael On 14.01.22 2:20 PM, "Jennifer Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >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. >>