E.E. CUMMINGS

 Born: October 14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts  Read name is Edward Estlin Cummings  Died September 3, 1962

 Began writing poems in 1904  Graduated from Harvard with his B.A. and M.A.  First poem published in 1920 in a collection titled Eight Harvard Poets

FUN FACTS:  Studied Latin and Greek.  Was a volunteer ambulance driver in WWI. He was also jailed in a prison camp on suspicion of spying.  Is known for the lack of use in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and structure.  He is the second most read poet in the United States.

FAMOUS WORKS:  [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]  i have found what you are like  (and i imagine  anyone lived in a pretty how town  in Just-  in time of daffodils

WHAT PEOPLE SAYS:  “What ever the real meaning, it cannot be denied that this poet’s command of language was great enough to almost reinvent it.”  “Cummings is visually inventive.”  “…left a more distinctive mark on the wall of modern poetry…”  “…confusing [form] and therefore interesting reading.”

QUOTES FROM CUMMINGS:  “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”  “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”