E. E. Cummings' radical experimentation with form resulted in his creation of a new, idiosyncratic means of poetic expression. And while there was critical disagreement about his work, at the time of his death in 1962, he was, after Robert Frost, the most widely read poet in the United States. Now, in this new biography, Susan Cheever traces the development of the poet and his work. She takes us from Cummings' seemingly idyllic childhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, through his years at Harvard and time abroad in Paris, and ...
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E. E. Cummings' radical experimentation with form resulted in his creation of a new, idiosyncratic means of poetic expression. And while there was critical disagreement about his work, at the time of his death in 1962, he was, after Robert Frost, the most widely read poet in the United States. Now, in this new biography, Susan Cheever traces the development of the poet and his work. She takes us from Cummings' seemingly idyllic childhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, through his years at Harvard and time abroad in Paris, and finally to his time in Greenwich Village. Rich and illuminating, E. E. Cummings: A Life is a revelation of the man and the poet.
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