Selected poems
One hundred and fifty-six poems, grouped by theme, are accompanied by drawings, oils, and watercolors by the poet.
Main Author: | Cummings, E. E. 1894-1962. |
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Other Authors: | Kennedy, Richard S. |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Liveright,
[1994]
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
One hundred and fifty-six poems, grouped by theme, are accompanied by drawings, oils, and watercolors by the poet. |
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Item Description: |
Includes index. |
Physical Description: |
xix, 187 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
ISBN: |
0871401533 (cloth) 9780871401533 (cloth) 0871401541 (pbk.) 9780871401540 (pbk.) |
Author Notes: |
Although he used many techniques to stress his meaning, he wrote about the traditional subjects of love, nature, and the corrupting influence of materialism. cummings delivered lectures while at Harvard in 1952; in that same year, he was awarded an honorary seat as a guest professor. He also wrote the delightful commentaries for the 50 photographs in Adventures in Value by his wife, Marion Morehouse, a fine and sensitive photographer cummings died of a stroke on September 3, 1962, at the age of 67 in North Conway, New Hampshire at the Memorial Hospital. His cremated remains were buried in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory in Boston. (Bowker Author Biography) |