[Buffalo Bill 's]
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Poet E. E. Cummings 1894–1962
POET’S REGION U.S., New England
SCHOOL / PERIOD Modern
Subjects Heroes & Patriotism, Living, Social Commentaries, Death
Poetic Terms Free Verse
Biography
"Among the most innovative of twentieth-century poets," according to Jenny Penberthy in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, E. E. Cummings experimented with poetic form and language to create a distinct personal style. A Cummings poem is spare and precise, employing a few key words eccentrically placed on the page. Some of these words were invented by Cummings, often by combining two common words into a new synthesis. He also . . .
Poems by E. E. Cummings
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SUBJECT Heroes & Patriotism, Living, Social Commentaries, Death
POET’S REGION U.S., New England
SCHOOL / PERIOD Modern
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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