And the Moon Be Still As Bright: Lord Byron in Italy (part 2 of 2)

In self-imposed exile from England, Lord Byron entered a tempestuous love affair with Italy, renting palaces, swimming the canals of Venice, treating his loved ones abominably, and writing great poetry the whole time. The two-part "Byron in Italy" concludes the epic tale.

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Attainted: The Life and Afterlife of Ezra Pound in Italy

Pound wrote The Pisan Cantos on toilet paper while prisoner in an open-air metal cage during WWII, and he spent many of the following years in mental hospitals. "I can get along with crazy people," he quipped. "It's only the fools I can't stand."

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