Harriet Monroe
She thought that American poetry should be different from European poetry. She also thought that poetry should be more original than many of the poems that were being printed in other places. She believed that poets should make money for their work, as other artists did. She began Poetry magazine by asking 100 people to give 50 dollars for five years. She also asked many writers and poets to send their work for her to print.  The poet Ezra Pound wrote back quickly. He became an important person at the magazine.