Pound et al. is a term used to refer to the group of modernist POETS, including Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot, who were influential in the early 20th century. The term is derived from the Latin phrase 'et alia, ' meaning 'and others.' Ezra Pound was an American expatriate poet and critic who was a major figure in the Imagist and Vorticist movements. He was also a major influence on T.S. Eliot, who was an American-born British poet, playwright, and literary critic. Together, Pound and Eliot are considered two of the most important figures in modernist poetry.