Poetry Foundation. The Lanyard : Video. I Go Back to May 1937 - Sharon Olds. Sunday Morning - Wallace Stevens. E. E. Cummings. "Among the most innovative of twentieth-century poets," according to Jenny Penberthy in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, E. E. Cummings experimented with poetic form and language to create a distinct personal style. A Cummings poem is spare and precise, employing a few key words eccentrically placed on the page. Some of these words were invented by Cummings, often by combining two common words into a new synthesis. Cummings decided to become a poet when he was still a child. After graduating from Harvard, Cummings spent a month working for a mail order book dealer.
Upon leaving the army in January of 1919, Cummings resumed his affair with Elaine Thayer, the wife of his friend Schofield Thayer. The early twenties were an extremely productive time for Cummings. Cummings' first collection of poems, Tulips and Chimneys, appeared in 1923. The original manuscript for Tulips and Chimneys was cut down by the publisher. Other critics focused on the subjects of Cummings' poetry. Poets.org. Happy National Poetry Month! Join the largest literary celebration in the world by participating in the Poet-to-Poet Project and Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 24.
And don't forget to order your National Poetry Month Poster by April 15. Poet-to-Poet Project Calling all young poets… here’s your chance to be published on Poets.org! Simply watch videos of award-winning poets who serve on our Board of Chancellors, sharing and discussing their poetry, and then write and submit a poem in response. Watch the Poet-to-Poet Videos > Poem in Your Pocket Day On April 24, poetry fans throughout the United States will select a poem, carry it with them, and share it with others. Learn More > National Poetry Month Poster Request your free National Poetry Month poster by April 15.
Request the 2014 Poster > A. A. Milne Poems and Poetry. Sarah Kay. Sarah Kay's Way with Words. Project VOICE. The Writer's Almanac. Poetry Archive.