Ezra Pound Radio #02 (October 26, 1941) U.S.(A47) "Books and Music"

"The best reason for publishing Ezra Pound's broadcasts may be the simplest. Thousands of people have heard about them, scores have been effected by them, yet but a handful has
ever heard or read them. Here they are." - Foreword

"Anyone who seeks to understand Pound or to write about him and his times cannot overlook these speeches. Although Pound's reputation will forever rest on his poetry and other
writings, and not upon these scripts, the broadcasts are part of his record. Actually, the speeches should be of interest of Poundians not only because, according to
Mary de Rachewiltz, they reflect his earlier writings but also because they affected his subsequent poetry." - Introduction

Source: "Ezra Pound Speaking" - Radio Speeches of WWII
Edited by Leonard W. Doob

Link to text: https://archive.org/stream/EzraPoundS...

This recording is an interpretation and not the original broadcast.

#09 and #11 are the only original broadcast recordings (Pound's voice) in this collection.

Closed Caption (CC) is source text.