In publications like the New Masses and The Anvil, the proletarian literary movement had a message for Ezra Pound: “See you in hell”
Arts & Letters Daily • 2/10/2026
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The proletarian literary movement expressed a message for Ezra Pound in publications such as the New Masses and The Anvil, stating, “See you in hell.”
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