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e.e. cummings should be E.E. Cummings
by Charlie Morganall this lather about typography;
he simply wrote his mama one day,
saying: "I am a small eye poet."
he was always a 'small eye poet.'
he used capitals. Sorta, however
he wanted, but loved grammar rules.
so he would expect to see a letter
addressed: To: Mr. E.E. Cummings.
Him.
or him the poet may open it if
it's addressed e.e. cummings:
the poet, or maybe the Poet.
in essence, he was like any man:
misunderstood. stood missed.
buried with lower cases. 04/23/2009 Posted on 04/23/2009
Copyright © 2026 Charlie Morgan
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 04/23/09 at 06:52 PM Brilliant. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 04/23/09 at 07:06 PM Yes, you've got it here...and it was him: E.(e.e.)E. the said, "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." From what I can find he's one of the few whose entire career is seen as "experimental". i.i. like yours. |
| Posted by Kris Mara on 04/23/09 at 07:54 PM I agree with the brilliant comment. It's brilliant throughout, I especially love the last stanza... |
| Posted by Maude Curtis on 04/23/09 at 09:08 PM all this to-do about capitals. i fur one don't need'em. if'n the english language wuz spelled like it sounds we'd all be illerste. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 04/24/09 at 01:09 AM I still think one day twitter will be all there is. Each conversation limited to 146 characters. Some day they will no doubt even ignore the spaces. Everyone should consider reading his six nonlectures given at Harvard. I believe he just wanted everyone to think about what they were reading or not. Good write Charlie. |
| Posted by James Blaylock on 03/13/11 at 05:00 AM Although I can't claim to know a lot about Cummings, himself, I still adore his work. There's just something about it that makes my guts all happy like - and this is a good thing.
I thought this piece was very fun and witty, Charlie. But I guess we'll never really know why he choose to mix things up like he did. I figure it's so he'd be remembered just the way he wanted to be remembered - which isn't really a bad thing at all. |
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