Ezra Pound.

Ezra Pound was very... opinionated. He felt he could persuade others who had more power than he to adopt his ideas. He supported Mussolini, which helps us tap into his political standpoints. His poetry was influenced not only by his political opinions but also by his career in the medical field. But that's just content, which he didn't seem to care about much. When it comes to language and such in poetry, his opinions were:

"Use either no ornament or good ornament."

Therefore, make it sound good and work well with the poem or don't use it at all.

"It is not necessary that a poem should rely on its music, but if it does rely on its music that music must be such as will delight the expert."

Again, make it sound good and work well with the poem or don't use it.

"Behave as a musician, a good musician, when dealing with that phase of your art which has exact parallels in music."

Oh, I like him. He constantly compares poetry to music. He insists that no form be forced upon the poetry. Still, it is important to acquire something from writing this poem. Hmm.