| Selected Poems Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Cummings, E. E. (Author), Kennedy, Richard S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0871401541 ISBN-13: 9780871401540 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 Annotation: /KENNEDY This is the first selection from the poems of e.e. cummings to be published since 1959, five years before the poet's death. The 156 poems selected by cummings' biographer are arranged in twelve sections, each preceded by an illustration by cumming |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.52 |
| LCCN: 94029263 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.44" W x 8.26" (0.38 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The one hundred and fifty-six poems here, arranged in twelve sections and introduced by E. E. Cummings's biographer, Richard S. Kennedy, include his most popular poems, spanning his earliest creations, his vivacious linguistic acrobatics, up to his last valedictory sonnets. Also featured are thirteen drawings, oils, and watercolors by Cummings, most of them never before published. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cummings, E. E.: - E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) was among the most influential, widely read, and revered modernist poets. He was also a playwright, a painter, and a writer of prose. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he studied at Harvard University and, during World War I, served with an ambulance corps in France. He spent three months in a French detention camp and subsequently wrote The Enormous Room, a highly acclaimed criticism of World War I. After the war, Cummings returned to the States and published his first collection of poetry, Tulips & Chimneys, which was characterized by his innovative style: pushing the boundaries of language and form while discussing love, nature, and war with sensuousness and glee. He spent the rest of his life painting, writing poetry, and enjoying widespread popularity and success. |