Edward Cummings Research Paper
Poets & Poetry
Task 8
E.E. Cummings Edward was born to Father Edward Cummings and Mother Rebecca Clark. He was born into the town of Cambridge, Massachusetts. When growing up, his parents encouraged him to always use his writing gifs. Edward was great at what he did.As Edward got older he had few jobs. He would rather be writing. In 1913 he published his very first collection of drawings and paintings. Edward was attending classes at Harvard University in 1914. He was taking a classes of grave interest, the Poetry of Avant-Garde Writers, like Gertrude Stein. He got many writing ideas for this person and class. In 1915 he received his BA and in 1916 he received his MA. Edward at this time was working for a mail-ordering company. In 1917 he published a early section of poems in the anthology Eight Harvard Poets paper. Shortly after he decided to be a volunteer ambulance driver in the World War 1. …show more content…
Harvard University awarded him a seat as a guest professor in 1952. All Cummings lectures about Charles Eliot Norton he gave in 1952 -1955 were collected and put in the university. Later the University published all 6 of them. Cummings continued to teach at Harvard University. On September 3, 1962 Cummings had a stroke which killed him at age 67. He had his stroke while he was in the North Conway, New Hampshire memorial Hospital. Cummings was cremated and was shipped to Boston to be buried in Forest Hill Cemetery. All Cummings papers can be found at the Houghton library in Harvard University and Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin. Cummings is a very great writer and painter. I have learned a little here and a little there for him and when I write or when I can't think of anything to write I just look at one of his poems and all his collection ideas. If I had to write or if I had to refer someone to a poet I would point them to E E Cummings. Cummings was a big influence on my life and my
Task 8
E.E. Cummings Edward was born to Father Edward Cummings and Mother Rebecca Clark. He was born into the town of Cambridge, Massachusetts. When growing up, his parents encouraged him to always use his writing gifs. Edward was great at what he did.As Edward got older he had few jobs. He would rather be writing. In 1913 he published his very first collection of drawings and paintings. Edward was attending classes at Harvard University in 1914. He was taking a classes of grave interest, the Poetry of Avant-Garde Writers, like Gertrude Stein. He got many writing ideas for this person and class. In 1915 he received his BA and in 1916 he received his MA. Edward at this time was working for a mail-ordering company. In 1917 he published a early section of poems in the anthology Eight Harvard Poets paper. Shortly after he decided to be a volunteer ambulance driver in the World War 1. …show more content…
Harvard University awarded him a seat as a guest professor in 1952. All Cummings lectures about Charles Eliot Norton he gave in 1952 -1955 were collected and put in the university. Later the University published all 6 of them. Cummings continued to teach at Harvard University. On September 3, 1962 Cummings had a stroke which killed him at age 67. He had his stroke while he was in the North Conway, New Hampshire memorial Hospital. Cummings was cremated and was shipped to Boston to be buried in Forest Hill Cemetery. All Cummings papers can be found at the Houghton library in Harvard University and Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin. Cummings is a very great writer and painter. I have learned a little here and a little there for him and when I write or when I can't think of anything to write I just look at one of his poems and all his collection ideas. If I had to write or if I had to refer someone to a poet I would point them to E E Cummings. Cummings was a big influence on my life and my