Birthday: October 14, 1894 (Libra)
Born In: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Birthday: October 14, 1894 (Libra)
Born In: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Edward Estlin Cummings was an American poet as well as a painter, essayist, author and playwright. Being one of the most innovative poets of his time, his body of work included 2,900 poems, four plays and several essays, as well as numerous drawings and paintings. Cummings is well known for creating poetry using his own personal style by experimenting with poetic forms and languages, as well as revising grammatical rules to suit his own purposes. But despite going against traditional forms of poetry, his work was loved by readers and they became highly popular. He is also remembered for his attacks on conventional patterns of thought and criticisms on how society restricted free expression. Also ranked among the best loved poets of his time, he mainly wrote poems dealing with themes such as love, childhood, nature, etc. He is known for his children’s novels as well. Cummings can be considered as the second best poet in America of his time, next only to the famous Robert Frost.
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Also Known As: Edward Estlin Cummings, E E Cummings
Died At Age: 67
Spouse/Ex-: Anne Minnerly Barton, Elaine Orr, Marion Morehouse
father: Edward Cummings
mother: Rebecca Haswell Clarke
siblings: Elizabeth Cummings
children: Nancy
Born Country: United States
Quotes By E. E. Cummings Poets
political ideology: Republican
Died on: September 3, 1962
place of death: Joy Farm in North Conway, New Hampshire
U.S. State: Massachusetts
education: Harvard University
awards: Dial Award
Guggenheim Fellowshi
Shelley Memorial Award
Harriet Monroe Prize
Fellowship of American Academy
Guggenheim Fellowship
Charles Eliot Norton Professorship at Harvard
Special citation from the National Book Award Committee Bollingen Prize
Boston Arts Festival Award
Two-year Ford Foundation grant of $15
000
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