e. e. cummings Quotes


when man determined to destroy himself he picked the was of shall and finding only why smashed it into because.


Citations

Cummings, E. E. 1x1. Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944.

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e. e. cummings
e. e. cummings
  • Born: October 14, 1894
  • Died: September 3, 1962
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Edward Estlin Cummings, often styled as e e cummings, as he is attributed in many of his published works, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. He wrote approximately 2,900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays, and several essays. He is often regarded as one of the most important American poets of the 20th century. Cummings is associated with modernist free-form poetry. Much of his work has idiosyncratic syntax and uses lower-case spellings for poetic expression.