Omar Shakespear Pound (10 September 1926 – 2 March 2010)[1] was an Anglo-American writer, teacher, and translator. The son of Ezra Pound and his wife Dorothy Shakespear, Pound was the author of Arabic & Persian Poems (1970) and co-author of Wyndham Lewis: A Descriptive Bibliography (1978). He also wrote poems of his own and published material about his parents.[2]
Omar was born in the American Hospital of Paris, the son of poet Ezra Pound and his wife artist Dorothy Shakespear, who were living in Italy at the time. The couple had been in Paris since May for the concert performance of an opera Ezra had written with two musicians, and had stayed on in Paris because Dorothy wanted the baby to be born at the American Hospital. Ernest Hemingway, who lived in Paris and was a friend of the Pounds, drove her there for the birth. Ezra signed the birth certificate the following day at the local town hall in Neuilly and wrote to his father, "next generation (male) arrived. Both D & it appear to be doing well."[3] Omar was born 14 months after the daughter of Ezra and his mistress, violinist Olga Rudge.[4]
Dorothy took Omar to London when he was 18 months old, where she stayed for a year, then left him in the care of his maternal grandmother, Olivia Shakespear.[5] He was sent to live in the Norland Institute, which trains nannies and used to look after young children for parents who were overseas. Ezra's parents visited Omar there in 1931.[2] Omar lived there until 1933 before moving to the home of Ruth Ethel Dickie, the former matron of Norland, in Felpham, Sussex.[6] In 1933 he attended a Montessori School, also in Sussex, then a local prep school. When Olivia Shakespear died in 1938, Omar met his father for the first time; Ezra was in London settling Olivia's affairs.[2] In 1940 Omar became a boarder at Charterhouse School.[7] He survived a bombing during World War II and the London Blitz.[8]
Career and writingedit
Military serviceedit
After leaving Charterhouse in 1942 to train in hotel management, Pound volunteered for the U.S. Army in 1945 and served in France and Germany.[8] He travelled to Italy looking for his father when Ezra was arrested there for treason in 1945, although he was not able to see him,[9] and he visited his father briefly that year when Ezra was held in St. Elizabeths psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C. He was present during one of the subsequent court hearings.[2]
Pound is the author of Arabic & Persian Poems (1970) and co-author of Wyndham Lewis: A Descriptive Bibliography (1978). He was also a founding trustee of the Wyndham Lewis Memorial Trust.[8] His own poetry was published in The Dying Sorcerer (1985), Pissle and the Holy Grail (1987), Poems Inside and Out (1999), Watching the Worlds Go By (2001), and in literary magazines.[8] He also published material about his parents, including Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear, Their Letters 1908–1914 (1984).[2]
Personal lifeedit
Pound married Elizabeth Stevenson Parkin in 1955,[2] and they had two children, Katherine Shakespear Pound and Oriana Davenport Pound.[1] In his biographical entry in Contemporary Authors, Pound listed both his politics and his religion as "nil". He clarified in an interview that he considered himself "fundamentally a mystic", adding "Even saying one doesn't have a religion is an acceptance of the mysteries of life, and I think acceptance of mysteries gives one a sense of wonder."[11] Pound died aged 83 in Princeton, New Jersey.[1]
Selected worksedit
(1970). Arabic & Persian Poems. London: Fulcrum Press. OCLC 630883271
^. The American School of Tangier. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ abBourne, Daniel. . Artful Dodge. The College of Wooster. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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Omar Shakespear Pound 10 September 1926 2 March 2010 1 was an Anglo American writer teacher and translator The son of Ezra Pound and his wife Dorothy Shakespear Pound was the author of Arabic amp Persian Poems 1970 and co author of Wyndham Lewis A Descriptive Bibliography 1978 He also wrote poems of his own and published material about his parents 2 Omar PoundBornOmar Shakespear Pound 1926 09 10 10 September 1926Paris FranceDied2 March 2010 2010 03 02 aged 83 Princeton New Jersey United StatesNationalityFrenchEducationBA in anthropology and French 1954 MA in Islamic Studies 1958 Alma materHamilton College New York London School of Oriental and African Studies McGill UniversityOccupation s Writer teacher translatorSpouseElizabeth Stevenson ParkinChildren2Parent s Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career and writing 2 1 Military service 2 2 Teaching and later education 2 3 Writing 3 Personal life 4 Selected works 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editOmar was born in the American Hospital of Paris the son of poet Ezra Pound and his wife artist Dorothy Shakespear who were living in Italy at the time The couple had been in Paris since May for the concert performance of an opera Ezra had written with two musicians and had stayed on in Paris because Dorothy wanted the baby to be born at the American Hospital Ernest Hemingway who lived in Paris and was a friend of the Pounds drove her there for the birth Ezra signed the birth certificate the following day at the local town hall in Neuilly and wrote to his father next generation male arrived Both D amp it appear to be doing well 3 Omar was born 14 months after the daughter of Ezra and his mistress violinist Olga Rudge 4 Dorothy took Omar to London when he was 18 months old where she stayed for a year then left him in the care of his maternal grandmother Olivia Shakespear 5 He was sent to live in the Norland Institute which trains nannies and used to look after young children for parents who were overseas Ezra s parents visited Omar there in 1931 2 Omar lived there until 1933 before moving to the home of Ruth Ethel Dickie the former matron of Norland in Felpham Sussex 6 In 1933 he attended a Montessori School also in Sussex then a local prep school When Olivia Shakespear died in 1938 Omar met his father for the first time Ezra was in London settling Olivia s affairs 2 In 1940 Omar became a boarder at Charterhouse School 7 He survived a bombing during World War II and the London Blitz 8 Career and writing editMilitary service edit After leaving Charterhouse in 1942 to train in hotel management Pound volunteered for the U S Army in 1945 and served in France and Germany 8 He travelled to Italy looking for his father when Ezra was arrested there for treason in 1945 although he was not able to see him 9 and he visited his father briefly that year when Ezra was held in St Elizabeths psychiatric hospital in Washington D C He was present during one of the subsequent court hearings 2 Teaching and later education edit Later Pound attended Hamilton College in New York his father s old college where he studied anthropology and French graduating in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts BA degree He also studied Persian and Islamic history at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and in 1958 he received a Master of Arts MA degree in Islamic Studies from McGill University in Montreal 8 Pound taught at the Roxbury Latin School in Boston the American School of Tangier which he founded in 1950 10 the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology and from 1980 Princeton University 8 11 Writing edit Pound is the author of Arabic amp Persian Poems 1970 and co author of Wyndham Lewis A Descriptive Bibliography 1978 He was also a founding trustee of the Wyndham Lewis Memorial Trust 8 His own poetry was published in The Dying Sorcerer 1985 Pissle and the Holy Grail 1987 Poems Inside and Out 1999 Watching the Worlds Go By 2001 and in literary magazines 8 He also published material about his parents including Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear Their Letters 1908 1914 1984 2 Personal life editPound married Elizabeth Stevenson Parkin in 1955 2 and they had two children Katherine Shakespear Pound and Oriana Davenport Pound 1 In his biographical entry in Contemporary Authors Pound listed both his politics and his religion as nil He clarified in an interview that he considered himself fundamentally a mystic adding Even saying one doesn t have a religion is an acceptance of the mysteries of life and I think acceptance of mysteries gives one a sense of wonder 11 Pound died aged 83 in Princeton New Jersey 1 Selected works edit 1970 Arabic amp Persian Poems London Fulcrum Press OCLC 630883271 1970 Kano Birmingham Migrant Press OCLC 931419827 1978 with Philip Grover Wyndham Lewis A Descriptive Bibliography Folkestone Dawson OCLC 905668727 1985 The Dying Sorcerer Poems Antigonish Nova Scotia Tarlane Editions OCLC 30909459 1984 Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear Their Letters 1908 1914 New York New Directions Publishing Corporation OCLC 1111743465 1984 Siege Lucknow 1857 Revere PA Woolmer Brotherson OCLC 11630566 1987 Pissle and the Holy Grail Revere PA Woolmer Brotherson OCLC 15540867 1988 with Robert Spoo Ezra Pound and Margaret Cravens A Tragic Friendship 1910 1912 Durham Duke University Press OCLC 906513655 1989 Gorby and the Rats Fayetteville University of Arkansas Press OCLC 643396194 1998 The Countess at the Bar London The Strawberry Press OCLC 1049146048 1999 Poems Inside amp Out Nacogdoches TX LaNana Creek Press OCLC 43368773 1999 with Robert Spoo Ezra and Dorothy Pound Letters in Captivity 1945 1946 Oxford Oxford University Press OCLC 42835104 2001 Watching the Worlds Go By Selected Poems Spring TX Panther Creek Press OCLC 316782307References edit a b c Pound Omar Shakespear The New York Times 10 March 2010 a b c d e f Pound Omar 2005 Pound Omar Shakespear b 1926 In Demetres P Tryphonopoulos and Stephen Adams eds The Ezra Pound Encyclopedia Westport CT Greenwood Publishing Group 239 Carpenter Humphrey 1988 A Serious Character The Life of Ezra Pound Houghton 450 452 453 ISBN 978 0 571 14786 1 Carpenter 1988 440 Carpenter 1988 455 456 Pound Omar Spoo Robert 1999 Ezra and Dorothy Pound Letters in Captivity 1945 1946 Oxford Oxford University Press 126 Carpenter 1988 554 a b c d e f Omar S Pound obituary Town Topics Vol LXIV no 10 Princeton NJ 10 March 2010 Retrieved 2 July 2012 Pound amp Spoo 1999 209 School Profile The American School of Tangier Archived from the original on 22 August 2012 Retrieved 2 July 2012 a b Bourne Daniel A Conversation With Omar Pound Artful Dodge The College of Wooster Archived from the original on 31 March 2012 Retrieved 2 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omar Pound amp oldid 1183647631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
