e.e. cummings
American poet whose radical typographical experiments and rejection of conventional punctuation and capitalization made him one of the most distinctive voices in American modernism. His love poems have unusual directness and tenderness.
Works
- Tulips and ChimneysExperimental poetry using unconventional punctuation and form to explore spring and love
- & [And]Poetry collection using playful forms and typography to celebrate sexuality and growth
- is 5Collection combining formal poems and experimental pieces on art, love, and language
- Complete PoemsComplete poems of an avant-garde modernist poet known for typographic innovation
- i: six nonlecturesSix essays on poetry and the artistic process by an unconventional modernist poet