what I found most interesting about E.E Cummings life is that he went to college for bachelor of arts degree but after college he volunteered to be an ambulance driver in France instead of pursuing the dream of being a poet. That is very interesting to me because from the age of 8 to 22 he wrote a poem a day and that shows that he was definitely set on being a poet ever since he was a little boy. Overall, I believe that the most interesting detail about his life is that after going to college to become a poet, he instead became a volunteer ambulance driver in France.
The fact that I considered the most interesting was that Cummings wrote one poem each day. I find this interesting because other than being influenced by another poet, there was never actually a reason pertaining to why he chose to do this. Furthermore, this is interesting because this is the first time I've ever heard about a poet completing this task each day. Also, this fact interests me because from what I've heard about Cummings, I honestly would not expect him to be the type of person trying to write a poem each day until be reached 22, even though he did attend Harvard. Finally, this fact really catches my attention because knowing that he wrote a poem each day, I wonder whether or not this was used to make him feel relaxed or if it was just for fun.
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Olivia
11/2/2014 03:33:55 am
I find how Cummings has had an interest in poetry throughout all of his life to be interesting. A dedicated poet, like himself, would write a poem a day over the course of 14 years. I also find it interesting how he comes from MA, just like Emily Dickinson.
The fact that he was self published was very interesting to me. I thought most poets in his time. I Also found it interesting how he comes from New England, like most of the poets done for the project.
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Kayla Ferranti
11/2/2014 10:16:53 am
What I found most interesting about Cummings was the fact that he played with grammar and had a lack of style. For example, he would sign his name in lowercase and not use punctuation. I also was surprised when I read that Cummings had a lack of style. I always thought poets would know and stick to a specific style.
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keaghan rodrigues
11/2/2014 08:51:46 pm
i like how dedicated cummings was that he wrote a poem a day. I also like how educated he was and used his education to become a great poet
I found it very interesting and cool how even after being turned down by various publishers, Cummings not only proceeded to continue to write poetry, but also decided to include the names of the 14 publishers whom had turned him down. That takes some serious guts! I love how his poems took a sarcastic route, mainly because it completely reflected his emotions after being let down. Poetry that reflects on real and current emotions always turn out the best, in my opinion. While reading your biography, I personally felt inspired in a way because of how independent Cummings was, and how he wrote poetry every single day while being imprisoned. You must be very dedicated and strong to carry out that task during what would probably be a very hopeless and despairing time. Overall, Cummings seems to be a very interesting characters.
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