Imagist poetry is a style of poetic writing that focuses on a particular object or image as the primary subject of the poem.
Such poetry arose during the early 20th century.
This type of poetry was noted particularly for clear and concise language, which remained poetic and could still use devices such as metaphor or simile, while remaining precise and not emulating the flowery poetry often associated with the Romantic poets.
Imagist poetry, as a literary movement, did not last very long, but had a tremendous impact on many successive poets.
The birth of Imagist poetry is often associated with England, specifically the London area, and is largely attributed to the meeting of poet Hilda Doolittle and writer and editor Ezra Pound. Pound read a poem by Doolittle, provided some critique, and then passed it along for publication with the poet’s name changed to “H.D. Imagiste,” from which the movement takes its name. This occurred in 1912, but by 1917 the Imagist poetry movement had essentially come to an end.
Such poetry arose during the early 20th century.
This type of poetry was noted particularly for clear and concise language, which remained poetic and could still use devices such as metaphor or simile, while remaining precise and not emulating the flowery poetry often associated with the Romantic poets.
Imagist poetry, as a literary movement, did not last very long, but had a tremendous impact on many successive poets.
The birth of Imagist poetry is often associated with England, specifically the London area, and is largely attributed to the meeting of poet Hilda Doolittle and writer and editor Ezra Pound. Pound read a poem by Doolittle, provided some critique, and then passed it along for publication with the poet’s name changed to “H.D. Imagiste,” from which the movement takes its name. This occurred in 1912, but by 1917 the Imagist poetry movement had essentially come to an end.