Cantos vs Poems: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry

Cover of Cantos

Cantos Ezra Pound · 1858 151 pages · ≈ 2 h 48 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Poems

Poems George Meredith · 1851 ★★★★☆ 3.8 623 pages · ≈ 11 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Cantos is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 11 for Poems.

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