Eventually, though, his poetry became more erudite, and the Cantos, his lengthy Epic, included references to hundreds of people and texts, some of which still elude scholars today.
As one of the first writers to write imagist poetry, Pound built much of his earlier reputation upon the objective presentation of images to create an emotional reaction. Eventually, though, his poetry became more erudite, and the Cantos, his lengthy Epic, included references to hundreds of people and texts, some of which still elude scholars today.