The Life Of Ee Cummings

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The Life of E.E. Cummings

Edward Estlin Cummings is a well known poet for how he writes his poems He wrote poems with capital letters in the middle of words like the title of a poem called,” The little horse newly”. The “Y” is a capital letter in his name.
Edward was born in October 14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr. how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born in 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University He later became the minister of one of Boston’s most respected Unitarian Churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. The way Edward Jr. used his hands was by painting abstract art.
E.E. Cummings was a very smart boy who had many interest. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. Edward tried abstract art before he wrote poetry. He loved circuses, ballets, operas, ragtime piano bars, amusement parks and symphonies. He also loved the company of young women. Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916.
E.E Cummings was in World War 1. He enlisted so that he would not be drafted and have to fight. In the military, he was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friends from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were spies. They were kept in one room where they slept, ate, talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. E.E. Cummings wrote his first book, published in 1922, called “The Enormous Room”, based on his war time experiences.
Edward Estin Cummings was known for the way he wrote poems. He was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was a very famous poet. A poem I liked was “I sing of Olaf glad and big”. This poem shows personification. It gives an Olaf human qualities....