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" In a Station of the Metro " is an Imagist poem by Ezra Pound published in April 1913 [1] in the literary magazine Poetry. [2] In the poem, Pound describes a moment in the underground metro station in Paris in 1912; he suggested that the faces of the individuals in the metro were best put into a poem not with a description but with ...
Ezra Loomis Pound (1885-1972) IN A STATION OF THE METRO. The apparition of these faces in the crowd: Petals on a wet, black bough. ----------------------------------------------------------. Poetry 2:1, Chicago, April 1913. Original Text: Ezra Pound, "Contemporania," Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, 2.1 (April 1913): 6.
The poem is Pound’s variation on a Japanese haiku, a short poem typically rendered in English as 17 syllables divided into three lines, and employing highly evocative allusions.
By Ezra Pound. The apparition of these faces in the crowd: Petals on a wet, black bough. Source: Poetry. This Poem Appears In. Read Issue. Previous in Issue Next in Issue.
11 de jul. de 2016 · Pound was influenced here by the Japanese haiku form, which utilises images from nature to connect the momentary with the timeless, the miniature with the transcendent. The idea of people’s faces being like ‘petals’ suggests their fragility and the brevity of life.
"In a Station of the Metro" is a poem by American writer Ezra Pound, originally published in 1913. Pound's two-line poem is a famous example of "imagism," a poetic form spear-headed by Pound that focuses above all on relating clear images through precise, accessible language.
‘In a Station of the Metro’ by Ezra Pound is the quintessential Imagist poem and one of his best works. In just two lines, Pound paints an indelible image that encapsulates the essence of the Imagist movement.
