Ezra Pound with Kristin Grogan (Subscriber Preview)

Ezra Pound with Kristin Grogan (Subscriber Preview)

From This Guy Sucked by Multitude

April 23, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

Claire and Prof. Kristin Grogan discuss the literary implications of Ezra Pound's fascist beliefs.

Claire and Prof. Kristin Grogan serve some poetic justice to the literary world’s favorite fascist. Guest Our guest Kristin Grogan is an Assistant Professor of English at Rutgers University. Her book Stitch, Unstitch: Modernist Poetry and the World of Work is available here . Sensitive Themes & Topics Torture/imprisonment, antisemitism Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin , or check out her website . - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website . - Music: Marshall Dean Williams - Multitude: multitude.productions Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon . Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here . Find Us Online - Website: thisguysucked.com - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Claire E. Aubin

Guest: Kristin Grogan

Topics covered

  • poetry
  • fascism
  • literature
  • modernism
  • antisemitism

Keywords

  • Ezra Pound
  • Kristin Grogan
  • poetic justice
  • modernist poetry
  • antisemitism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rutgers University, Multitude

Books & works: Stitch, Unstitch: Modernist Poetry and the World of Work

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