author
F. S. (Frank Stewart) Flint
1885–1960
A key voice in early modern poetry, he helped shape Imagism while writing with a plain, musical precision that still feels fresh. Alongside his own poems, he opened English readers to French literature through translation and criticism.
2 Audiobooks
Some Imagist Poets: An Anthology
by Richard Aldington, John Gould Fletcher, F. S. (Frank Stewart) Flint, H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence, Amy Lowell
Some Imagist Poets, 1916: An Annual Anthology
by Richard Aldington, John Gould Fletcher, F. S. (Frank Stewart) Flint, H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence, Amy Lowell
About the author
Born in London in 1885, F. S. Flint left school at thirteen and educated himself through wide reading, especially in European languages and poetry. He worked for many years in the civil service while building a literary life as a poet, critic, and translator.
Flint became an important figure in the early Imagist movement, arguing for clarity, concision, and exactness in verse. He also wrote influential criticism and essays, including work on free verse and on contemporary French poetry, helping introduce new ideas and writers to English-speaking readers.
His own poetry is often noted for its restraint, clean imagery, and careful rhythm. Though less famous now than some of his contemporaries, he remains an important presence in the story of modern poetry and in the development of early twentieth-century literary modernism.