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Comment 5 of 5, added on February 22nd, 2009 at 10:52 AM.
portrait d'une femme is a very beautiful poem, however and opposetly of the
others, i think that Ezra Pound in this poem didn't discribe a woman but a
place, a monument or a statue.
nouhed from Algeria
Comment 4 of 5, added on January 23rd, 2009 at 12:50 PM.
I think the woman in question is a prostitute. She gives, and is given in
return, but is, ultimately, left with the discarded pieces of the lives of
others.
Robert Surgi from United States
Comment 3 of 5, added on February 6th, 2008 at 11:40 PM.
This is a great poem. He is definitely talking about someone he knew
closely. "seen you sit for hours," "your mind and you are our sargasso
sea." This person has no substantive thoughts of her own, but she can be an
interesting person to talk to because of her unique ("this is you") ability
to regurgitate gossip or tidbits of knowledge even with an incompetence
about the things she is forwarding on. She is ignorant, but is a social
tool. That is her purpose; uniquely her. The sargasso sea is known for its
floating pieces of ship debris and other flotsam, randomly acquired
throughout time. A great metaphor for this dull woman who seeks social
aptitude.
Ez from United States
Comment 2 of 5, added on January 24th, 2008 at 2:07 AM.
I think that it is more likely that the woman in this poem is Amy Lowell
who Pound had a falling out with after leaving the imagists. He found that
that style was stagnant and quickly being passed by, by the rest of the
world behaving in much the same way that the Sargossa Sea behaves.
David Montes from United States
Comment 1 of 5, added on February 22nd, 2006 at 5:49 PM.
This surprised me, a blank verse poem by Pound, whom I have always known
best as the author of the Cantos.
In the context in which it was presented to me, I am wondering if it was
actually written for Jean Rhys; certainly it suits her. Glorious blank
verse, which is especially what surprised and delighted me. It testifies
to the truth that an artist needs to learn his or her craft before
embarking on experimentation.
Junetta B. Gillespie from United States
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portrait d'une femme is a very beautiful poem, however and opposetly of the
others, i think that Ezra Pound in this poem didn't discribe a woman but a
place, a monument or a statue.
nouhed from Algeria