To all on the list: I've noticed that a lot of discussion on the list tends to be about the Cantos so if I may I'd like to re-direct things momentarily and raise the subject of Imagism/ Vorticism. I am curious about current opinion regarding Pound's approach to the "image" (or his 1914 re-definition of it as a "vortex") as opposed to the often-encountered notion of Imagism being merely a bunch of pretty pictures with no potential as far as the composition of serious poetry is concerned. I've read whatever books I could get my hands on relating to the subject (though there were a couple I couldn't locate) and of course there is no lack of books on the London years in general and the development through E.P's early volumes (e.g. Witemeyer, De Nagy, Schneidau, Grieve). I am interested in what list members think about the topic. Do people feel that it has been covered adequately? Has it been done to death or is there room for reconsideration, particularly as regards its potential as a system of guidelines for (current) aspiring writers? Is it still valid or is it merely a curiosity of literary history? Thanks in advance, Jason Monios ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com