Self-Portrait, Oil Painting. Cummings in the 1950s. Courtesy of Nancy T. Andrews ... Compiled and Prepared by Michael Benzel

For further reading: The Magic-Maker by Charles Norman (1958); E.E. Cummings, the Art of His Poetry by N. Friedman (1960); E.E. Cummings and the Growth of a Writer by N. Friedman (1964);

FIRST: if I don't use capitals for e. e. Cummings, it isn't just a stunt. He had his name put legally into lower case, and in his later books the titles and his name were always in lower case.

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E. E. Cummings was a combination of an unabashed Romantic in his view of life and an avant-garde modernist seeking to explore unusual means of expression.

Edward Estlin Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 14, 1894. He began writing poems as early as 1904 and studied Latin and Greek at the Cambridge Latin High School. ... NOT "e. e.

'i carry your heart...' so dear. Of all the poets and poetry you think you should study and read, ee cummings rarely appears. This makes no sense! His work is amazing. ... E-MAIL THIS PAGE TO A FRIEND

Edward Estlin Cummings was born (1894) and brought up on a quiet street north of the Harvard Yard, one where distinguished professors lived. ... "e.e. Cummings" they called him, with a visible curl of

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Listen to extracts from a BBC interview with E(dward) E(stlin) Cummings ... E(dward) E(stlin) Cummings; American poet and painter; A widely popular poet, Cummings used eccentric typography and phrasing