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E.E. Cummings (born October 14, 1894, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 3, 1962, North Conway, New Hampshire) was an American poet and painter who first attracted attention, in an age of literary experimentation, for his unconventional punctuation and phrasing.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was E.E. Cummings? E.E. Cummings was an innovative poet known for his lack of stylistic and structural conformity, as seen in volumes like Tulips and Chimneys and XLI Poems.
By E. E. Cummings. i carry your heart with me (i carry it in. my heart)i am never without it (anywhere. i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done. by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear. no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet)i want. no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant.
Edward Estlin Cummings is known for his radical experimentation with form, punctuation, spelling, and syntax; he abandoned traditional techniques and structures to create a new, highly idiosyncratic means of poetic expression.
E.E. Cummings may be most remembered for his gleeful love poems with their sensuous use of language and his visual inventiveness and Modernist style. He was a highly innovative writer and painter, who borrowed concepts from the world of Modernist painting and sculpture to influence his poems.
e.e. cummings grew up a Unitarian. His life embodied endless conflict between radical individualism and faith in love. The following biography reveals the volcano of his uniquely creative soul. Edward Estlin Cummings was born (1894) and brought up on a quiet street north of the Harvard Yard, one where distinguished professors lived.
Poet of satire, love, and lower-case letters, Edward Estlin Cummings was born on 14 October 1894 at his home at 104 Irving Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Reverend Edward Cummings and Rebecca Haswell Cummings. To distinguish between the two Edwards, the son was called by his middle name, becoming known as Estlin to family and friends.
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