Imagist Poem, masterfully curated by William Pratt and enriched with a 2001 revision, unfolds as an expansive treasury of imagist poetry originally brought to life in the 1960s. This anthology serves as an inviting gateway for those seeking to immerse themselves in the evocative world of imagist verse.

For lovers of traditional Japanese haiku, The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa (1995), elegantly compiled by Robert Hass, offers a sweeping journey through haiku's golden era from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. Within its pages, the reader will find three hundred exquisite poems from the renowned trio of masters: Basho, Buson, and Issa, luminaries of the haiku form.

The Women's Movement and Imagism

The Women’s Movements in the United States and Britain from the 1790s to the 1920s (1993), penned by Christine Bolt, delivers a thorough exploration of the women’s rights movement through the lens of nascent feminism. This insightful work casts light on the societal backdrop against which the imagist pioneers crafted their transformative poetry.

Celebrating Overlooked Voices

With a scholarly zeal, Marjorie Perloff, a distinguished professor of comparative literature, has championed the cause of broadening the horizon of literary curricula across academia. Her work, Poetic License: Essays on Modernist and Postmodernist Lyric, shines a spotlight on poets who have often been left in the shadows. By including figures like Doolittle and Fletcher alongside luminaries such as Ezra Pound and D. H. Lawrence, Perloff enriches the narrative of Imagism.

Echoes of a Bygone Era

The Lost Voices of World War I: An International Anthology of Writers, Poets, and Playwrights (1989), a poignant collection assembled by Tim Cross, pays tribute to the resonant voices of those like T. E. Hulme, who laid the philosophical bedrock of Imagism. Hulme's brief yet impactful poetic output, alongside other authors who perished in the Great War, finds enduring life within these pages.

In British Poets of the Great War (1988), Fred D. Crawford dedicates a chapter to the imagists, weaving a rich tapestry of literary context that illuminates the origins and development of the movement. Crawford's exploration of imagist poets and their work offers a profound insight into this pivotal era in poetry.