Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
To Whistler, AmericanEzra Pound
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Had tried all ways;
Tested and pried and worked in many fashions,
And this much gives me heart to play the game.
And much of little moment, and some few
Perfect as Dürer!
And then these sketches in the mood of Greece?
And this is good to know—for us, I mean,
Who bear the brunt of our America
And try to wrench her impulse into art.
To hiding night or tuning “symphonies”;
Had not one style from birth, but tried and pried
And stretched and tampered with the media.
Show us there’s chance at least of winning through.