The crossword solutions for the term RIPOSTES POET POUND are 'EZRA, ' referring to the poet Ezra Pound. Pound was an American expatriate poet and critic who was a major figure in the modernist movement of the early 20th century. He is known for his influential collection of poems, The Cantos, which were written over a period of more than fifty years. Pound was also a prolific writer of ripostes, or witty replies, often in the form of poetry.