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- NAME: E. E. Cummings
- OCCUPATION: Poet
- BIRTH DATE: October 14, 1894
- DEATH DATE: September 03, 1962
- EDUCATION: Harvard University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- PLACE OF DEATH: North Conway, New Hampshire
- Full Name: Edward Estlin Cummings
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The romantic and sensual poems of E. E. Cummings are as popular today as they were when he first wrote them in the first half of the 20th Century.
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Edward Estlin (E. E.) Cummings attended Harvard University before serving in WWI. Disillusioned by the war, he began to split his time between Paris and New York. His first book of verse, Tulips and Chimneys, was published in 1923. It was well-received, and he followed it with more collections. Cummings' poetry uses colloquial language to convey strong romantic sentiments.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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