Some Imagist Poets, 1916: An Annual Anthology

John Gould Fletcher

1886–1950

An adventurous modernist voice from Arkansas, this Pulitzer Prize-winning poet helped bring Imagism’s sharp, vivid style into American literature. His work blends visual intensity, musical rhythm, and a restless curiosity about the modern world.

An early champion of Imagism, this English poet and translator helped shape modern poetry while building his learning largely through self-education. His work is known for clarity, musical free verse, and a deep engagement with French literature.

H. D. (Hilda Doolittle)

1886–1961

A central voice of literary modernism, this American poet helped shape Imagism and kept reinventing her work across poetry, fiction, memoir, and translation. Her writing is known for its clarity, mythic reach, and lasting influence on 20th-century literature.

D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

1885–1930

Known for writing with unusual emotional force, this English modernist explored love, class, desire, and the pressures of industrial life. His novels still feel alive because they ask difficult, deeply human questions without flinching.

Amy Lowell

1874–1925

A bold, prolific voice in early modern poetry, she helped bring Imagism to a wider American audience and later won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry after her death. Born into a prominent Boston family, she turned fierce self-education and formidable energy into a remarkably productive literary life.