E. E. Cummings

Edward Estlin Cummings, known as E. E. Cummings, with the abbreviated form of his name often written by others in lowercase letters as e e cummings (in the style of some of his poems), was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. His body of work encompasses approximately 2,900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays and several essays, as well as numerous drawings and paintings. He is remembered as an eminent voice of 20th century poetry. Wikipedia

“if i should sleep with a lady called death”

if i should sleep with a lady called death get another man with firmer lips to take your new mouth in his teeth (hips pumping pleasure into hips) Seeing how the limp huddling string of your smile over his body squirms kissingly,i will bring you every spring handfuls of little normal worms. Dress...

By E. E. Cummings
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04 September

“somewhere i have never travelled…”

somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond any experience, your eyes have their silence: in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, or which i cannot touch because they are too near your slightest look easily will unclose me though i have closed...

By E. E. Cummings
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23 June

since feeling is first

since feeling is first who pays any attention to the syntax of things will never wholly kiss you; wholly to be a fool while Spring is in the world my blood approves, and kisses are a better fate than wisdom lady i swear by all flowers. Don't cry - the best gesture of my brain...

By E. E. Cummings
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12 September