3. Imagism The term imagism was invented by an American poet, Ezra pound who was living in london and closely associated with a small group of friends who were the first imagists As a literary movement, imagism lasted only a few years, but it was widely discussed, ridiculed, and parodied, and it had an important role in the development of open form poetry The imagists were trying to create poetry that was, as it was expressed by another of their founders T.E. Hulme a moment of discovery or awareness, created by effective metaphor which provides the sharp intuitive insight that is the essence of life 2021/2/21 42021/2/21 4 3. Imagism: ⚫ The term imagism was invented by an American poet, Ezra Pound, who was living in London and closely associated with a small group of friends who were the first imagists. ⚫ As a literary movement, imagism lasted only a few years, but it was widely discussed, ridiculed, and parodied, and it had an important role in the development of open form poetry. ⚫ The imagists were trying to create poetry that was, as it was expressed by another of their founders, T.E. Hulme, “a moment of discovery or awareness, created by effective metaphor which provides the sharp, intuitive insight that is the essence of life