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Edward Estlin Cummings, who was mainly known as e e cummings and also E. E. Cummings, (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. He was an ambulance driver during World War I and was in an internment camp, which provided the basis for his novel The Enormous Room (1922).
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- Edward Estlin Cummings, October 14, 1894, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Harvard University
- September 3, 1962 (aged 67), Madison, New Hampshire, U.S.
Edward Estlin (E.E.) Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He attended the Cambridge Latin High School, where he studied Latin and Greek. Cummings earned both his BA and MA from Harvard, and his earliest poems were published in Eight Harvard Poets (1917). As one of the most innovative…
Edward Estlin Cummings. Born: October 14, 1894, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Died: September 3, 1962, North Conway, New Hampshire (aged 67) Awards And Honors: Bollingen Prize (1957) Notable Works: “Complete Poems” “Eimi” “The Enormous Room” “i: six nonlectures”
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Edward Estlin (E.E.) Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He attended the Cambridge Latin High School, where he studied Latin and Greek. Cummings earned both his BA and MA from Harvard, and his earliest poems were published in Eight Harvard Poets (1917). As one of...
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.
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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.
Apr 2, 2014 · A playwright and visual artist as well, Cummings died on September 3, 1962. Early Life. Edward Estlin Cummings was born on October 14, 1894, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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