This week’s famous poet is E.E. Cummings. Last week’s famous poet was Edgar Allan Poe.
E.E. Cummings is a famous poet. He started writing poems when he was about 8 years old. He wrote over 2,700 poems during his lifetime. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His parents’ names are Edward Cummings and Rebecca Haswell. He had one sibling; a younger sister. Her name was Elizabeth.
Keep reading to find out more about E.E. Cummings.
Here is a list of some poems by E.E. Cummings:
- i shall imagine life
- Spring
- i carry your heart with me
- Since Feeling is First
- If
- Who Knows If the Moon’s
- The Eagle
- Little tree
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Quick facts about E. E. Cummings:
1. He was born October 14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His full name is Edward Estlin Cummings.
2. E.E. Cummings was 67 years old when he died. He passed away on September 3, 1962. He is buried at Forrest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts. He died from a stroke at a hospital is New Hampshire.
3. One of E.E. Cummings' most famous poem is:
in time of daffodils
in time of daffodils (who know
the goal of living is to grow)
forgetting why, remember how
in time of lilacs who proclaim
the aim of waking is to dream,
remember so (forgetting seem)
in time of roses (who amaze
our now and here with paradise)
forgetting if, remember yes
in time of all sweet things beyond
whatever mind may comprehend,
remember seek (forgetting find)
and in a mystery to be
(when time from time shall set us free)
forgetting me, remember me.
(You can print out a worksheet on this poem. You will fill in the missing words in the poem)
4. E.E. Cummings was married twice, but neither marriage lasted long. He has one daughter. Her name is Nancy Thayer Andrews.
5. E.E. Cummings wrote a poem a day from about the age of eight to around twenty-two years old.
6. Not only did E.E. Cummings like to write poetry; he also loved to draw and paint. He painted and sketched landscapes, nature, portraits, and other styles.
7. E.E. Cummings also wrote plays. Here is a list of some of his plays:
- Tom
- Him
- Future of Art
- Santa Claus: A Morality
8. E.E. Cummings was educated at Cambridge Latin High School where he studied Latin and Greek. He graduated Harvard University with a Master of Arts Degree in 1916.
9. E.E. Cummings liked to travel. He traveled to Paris several times. He traveled to different places in Europe. He traveled to Mexico and North Africa.
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Books about E.E. Cummings:
1. Little Tree by E.E. Cummings and Deborah Ray
2. I Carry Your Heart With Me by E.E. Cummings and Mati McDonough
3. Fairy Tales by E.E. Cummings
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“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” —-E.E. Cummings
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