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the tone, mood, and theme of the poem. Aside from Cummings’ busy life activities he was able to fit in an extremely demanding love life. He moved from France back to America to pursue an affair with Elaine Thayer. Elaine was the wife of Cummings’ good friend and mentor, Scofield Thayer; however, she became Cummings’ first wife. Their marriage was short lived as she ended up leaving Cummings for yet another man to marry. Anne Barton was Cummings’ second wife, but

He was made famous for his unique poetry about sex and immature topics E.E. Cummings is the name of this poet who lived from 1894 through 1962. Cummings was a unique person with an equally unique life and unsuccessful love life that shaped his award winning unique writing style. E.E. Cummings was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 3rd, 1962. Cummings’ dad was a professor at Harvard who turned into a Unitarian pasture. His mother had encouraged Cummings to write and to always keep a journal

On October 14th, 1894, one of the most creative poets who ever lived, was born. 104 Irving Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts was the childhood home of Edward Estlin Cummings. This is where he began writing, at the early age of three, with the assistance of his imagination and his mother, Rebecca Clarke. Rebecca encouraged young Edward to write verse and keep a journal, along with helping him record his thoughts until he was old enough to write himself. He grew up surrounded by many forms of nature

e.e. Cummings: The 20th Century’s Most Idiosyncratic Poet By: Sara Gilmore Poet Research Paper March 9, 2013 Mrs. Evans Although he was also a painter, he was mostly known for being a “painter with words.” Born into one of Boston’s most influential families, Edward Estlin Cummings’ (later known as e.e. Cummings) iconoclastic poetry acquired much attention from 20th century society. Encompassing over a total of 2,900 poems, four plays, essays, and two autobiographical novels, Cummings’ work is

receive both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (“E. E. Cummings”). Perhaps some of the most inspiring poets to Cummings, Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pounds, were authors he met at Harvard. As far as family life goes, in 1919 he had an affair with Elaine Thayer, who happened to be the wife of a close friend of his. Later that year they had a child, Nancy, and once Elaine was divorced, they married in 1924. The marriage only lasted one year. Because Nancy’s birth was due to an affair, she was not aware that

Edward Estlin Cummings, better known as E.E. Cummings, was a well known American poet who lived between October 14, 1894 and September 3, 1962. His long career spanned all the way from 1904, when he was ten years old, up to his death in 1962. At the time of his death, Cummings was the second most widely read poet in the United States, after Robert Frost. His countless contributions to American poetry as well as his immense influence on American poetry is evident to this very day. E.E. Cummings was

Edgar Estlin Cummings The life of Edgar Estlin Cummings starts on October 14, 1894 with his birth to Edward and Rebecca Haswell Clarke Cummings. At the age of sixteen he enters Harvard College, and begins to write poetry for Harvard Monthly. After Harvard, he joins Ambulance Corps, and sails to France to participate in World War I. Soon after his arrival he gets arrested and imprisoned for three months in a French detention camp on suspicion of disloyalty1. On New Years Day he is released

Edward Estlin Cummings was an American poet – the second most widely read poet in the United States, after Robert Frost – born in 1894. He was immensely popular, especially among younger readers for his work; he experimented radically with form, punctuation, spelling and syntax. The majority of his poems turn to the subjects of love, war, and sex, with such simplistic language, abandoning traditional techniques to create new means of poetic expression. “Somewhere I have never travelled”, is a very

Edward Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894. His father was a professor at Harvard, leading Cummings to attend Harvard from 1911-1915 (Poetry for Students vol.3). At a young age Cummings showed a strong interest in poetry and art. His first published poems appeared in the anthology “Eight Harvard poets” in 1917. During WW1 Cummings volunteered for the French-based ambulance service and he spent four years in an internment camp in Normandy on suspicion of treason (Poetry for Students

“ It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” E.E Cummings. Edward Estlin Cummings was born In 1894 and Lived in Cambridge Massachusetts. E.E Cummings went to Harvard University. E.E Cummings died on September 3,1962 In North Conway, New Hampshire. E.E Cummings was a painter and painted lots of things. The Question is How does E.E Cummings create meaning using sight and sound? E.E Cummings creates meaning in his poetry by using Visual techniques and Auditory techniques. In the beginning