e. e. cummings (b. 1894)

Born:	1894 October 14 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died:	1962 September 3 in North Conway, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography:

Cummings wrote approximately 2,900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays, and various essays. He is associated with modernist free-form poetry. He is known for idiosyncratic syntax and use of lower-case spellings for poetic expression, though much of his work is quite traditional. Cummings wanted to be a poet from childhood and wrote poetry daily from age 8 to 22, exploring assorted forms.

Name:

e. e. cummings

Other Names:

Edward Estlin Cummings Type: Name at Birth
Given name: Edward Estlin Family name: Cummings

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Degrees:

B.A., Harvard University in 1915
M.A., Harvard University in 1916

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