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Oct 12, 2019 · E. E. Cummings – or, following the American poet’s own idiosyncratic way of styling himself, ‘e. e. cummings’ – was one of the greatest and most original voices in twentieth-century American poetry. He also wrote some of the most intense and remarkable erotic love poems in the English language.
Selected Letters of E. E. Cummings, edited by F. W. Dupee and George Stade, Harcourt, 1969. E. E. Cummings Reads His Collected Poetry, 1943-1958 (recording), Caedmon, 1977. Little Tree (juvenile), Crown, 1987.
E. E. Cummings remains a celebrated figure in American poetry, known for his unconventional style and enduring influence. Cummings's work broke from traditional poetic forms, experimenting with syntax , punctuation , and visual presentation .
“[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]” Copyright 1952, © 1980, 1991 by the Trustees for the E. E. Cummings Trust, from Complete Poems: 1904-1962 by E. E. Cummings, edited by George J. Firmage. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Edward Estlin Cummings, better known as E.E. Cummings, was an American poet. He is remembered today for his pioneering new style of writing and willingness to experiment with his verse. He wrote somewhere around 2,900 poems. This was in addition to plays, novels, and essays.
Cummings's poems are marked by their lyrical intensity and emotional depth, qualities that emerge from his precise choice of words and innovative grammatical constructions. His poetry often reflects a romantic and transcendentalist philosophy, celebrating the individual's quest for self-expression and the sublime beauty of the natural world.
anyone lived in a pretty how town. (with up so floating many bells down) spring summer autumn winter. he sang his didn’t he danced his did. Women and men (both little and small) cared for anyone not at all. they sowed their isn’t they reaped their same. sun moon stars rain.
