Ezra Pound reading his Usura Canto, 1939

Ezra Pound reciting Canto XLV, the Usura Canto, recorded at Harvard, 1939. In the prelude Pound distinguishes usury from interest. The prelude, was recorded in 1958 after his release from St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington D. C. where he was held for over a decade, charged with treason (but never tried) because he opposed US involvement in WWII and broadcast his opinions over the radio from fascist Italy. Music: When the Line Grows Thick by Vim Mertens: