Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
SalutationEzra Pound
From “Contemporania”
O
and thoroughly uncomfortable,
I have seen fishermen picnicking in the sun,
I have seen them with untidy families,
I have seen their smiles full of teeth
and heard ungainly laughter.
And they were happier than I am;
And the fish swim in the lake
and do not even own clothing.