Thank you all for your prompt and helpful advice! I will write to New Directions about this. Many thanks! Best regards, Sarah On 31 July 2017 at 16:20, David Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > David Griffith is correct about US law. In UK law copyright is still 70 > years from the death of the author. > > -----Original Message----- From: David Griffith > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 1:08 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Obtaining permission to print Pound's poems in publications > > > While I respect and support the wish to have the approval of the Pound > estate in such matters, I must also point out that works published prior to > 1923 -- which includes the Blast material from 1914-1915 -- are now in the > public domain and may be freely used without permission. > > > On Jul 30, 2017, at 10:18 AM, wmcpratt <0000014d01b61b2f-dmarc-reques >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> >> Dear Sarah: Write to: >> Declan Spring, Permissions EditorNew Directions Publishing Corporation80 >> Eighth AvenueNew York, BY 10011 >> He will check with Mary, Pound's daughter, who is the executor for the >> Ezra Pound estate, who has the final word. You should quote what you are >> asking him for, and he will probably grant permission for a stated fee. I >> think he will reply to your request, but he may ask for details about your >> book, such as publication date and number of copies to be printed. >> Good luck, Bill Pratt >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone >> -------- Original message --------From: Sarah Lee <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: 7/30/17 7:08 AM (GMT-05:00) To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Obtaining permission to print Pound's poems in publications >> Dear Poundians, >> >> I'm writing a book chapter concerning Pound's early poetry and would like >> to quote from some of his Imagist and *BLAST* poems. Just wondering how I >> can seek permission from the EP Estate for printing them? (Advice would be >> greatly appreciated as this will be my first time to publish on Pound.) >> Many thanks! >> >> Best regards, >> Sarah >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >