/lit/ - The Decadence by Ezra Pound - Literature


08/21/20	New boards added: /vrpg/, /vmg/, /vst/ and /vm/
05/04/17	New trial board added: /bant/ - International/Random
10/04/16	New board for 4chan Pass users: /vip/ - Very Important Posts
[Hide] [Show All]

Anonymous
The Decadence by Ezra Pound 05/25/26(Mon)23:02:05 No.25302525

File: Ezra_Pound.png (206 KB, 330x461)

The Decadence by Ezra Pound Anonymous 05/25/26(Mon)23:02:05 No.25302525

Tarnished we! Tarnished! Wastrels all!
And yet the art goes on, goes on.
Broken our strength, yea as crushed reeds we
fall,
And yet the art, the *art* goes on.

Bearers of beauty flame and wane,
The sunset shadow and the rose's bloom.
The sapphire seas grow dull to shine again
As new day glistens in the old day's room.

Broken our manhood for the wrack and strain;
Drink of our hearts the sunset and the cry
"Io Trumphe!" Tho our lips be slain
We see art vivant, and exult to die.

Anonymous
05/26/26(Tue)04:22:22 No.25302868

Anonymous 05/26/26(Tue)04:22:22 No.25302868

>>25302525
It's shit. Too many metaphors.

Anonymous
05/26/26(Tue)05:30:35 No.25302921

Anonymous 05/26/26(Tue)05:30:35 No.25302921

>>25302525
It's good but inferior to its 19th century precedents. I'm assuming this is an early Pound poem for its overt Pre-Raphaelite flavour and regular metre.

Anonymous
05/26/26(Tue)07:03:12 No.25302989

Anonymous 05/26/26(Tue)07:03:12 No.25302989

>>25302921
From his first book A Lume Spento I believe

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)07:30:35 No.25305411

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)07:30:35 No.25305411

Bump.

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)15:54:34 No.25306307

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)15:54:34 No.25306307

>>25302868
kys

Name
Spoiler?	[Spoiler?]
Options
Comment
Verification	4chan Pass users can bypass this verification. [Learn More] [Login]
File	[Spoiler?]
Please read the Rules and FAQ before posting.

Janitor applications are now open. Apply here!