Ezra Pound - Venice, Italy
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LeoGeo
N 45° 26.855 E 012° 20.915
33T E 292661 N 5036092
Grave of poet Ezra Pound.
Waymark Code: WMEEJV
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 05/17/2012
Views: 8
The American poet Ezra Pound, one of the founders of modernist poetry, but also a Fascist supporter and notorious anti-Semite, is buried in the Protestant section of San Michele cemetery island in Venice.
For information on how to get to the island please see the description in the waymark for Sergei Diaghilev's grave.
Description:
Ezra Pound, American poet.
Date of birth: 10/30/1885
Date of death: 11/01/1972
Area of notoriety: Literature
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daytime only. Hours vary. Check a guidebook for latest info.
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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