73 Poems - E. E. Cummings

Advantages: strange, intruiging and startling.
Disadvantages: hard to make sense of

...I first read e.e.cummings about three years ago and have never really got over him. An amazing innovative poet with the power to transofrm words and reveal meanings. Famous for using punctuation and capitalisation in strange ways, cummings has the ability to revitalise frequently used language and turn it into something new and ecxiting. For example: "anyone lived in a pretty how town (with up so floating many bells down) spring summer autumn winter he sang his didn't he danced his did." In this poem, anyone and someone could in fact be individual people, or they could rpresent a wole group. Words like "How" are employed peculiarly as adjectives. What, after all is a "pretty how Town"? e.e.cummings is not easy reading. His poetry is hard to make sense of, and often its not even about sense, its about sound, rhythm and impression... Read review

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Advantages: Unconventional, interesting, a rare voice even today
Disadvantages: A bit elementary at times

.... 'E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962' contains the entirety of the 12 published volumes of poetry cummings produced in his lifetime. In this we find his faith, his politics, his social criticism and his social prejudices, and his ideas of love and desire. Some of his poetry is best meant to be read aloud, as all good poetry ultimately finds its best expression not on the lifeless page but in the spirited, feeling telling. There is an incredible sense (try reading it aloud, slowly): ---------------------------------------- she being Brand -new;and you know consequently a little stiff i was careful of her and(having thoroughly oiled the universal joint tested my gas felt of her radiator made sure her springs were O. K.)i went right to it flooded-the-carburetor cranked her up,slipped the clutch(and then somehow got into reverse she... Read review

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Advantages: all
Disadvantages: none that i found ,yet.

...hi this book tells you magic poems.it coutains curses,elves,changelings,wizards,ghosts,mermaids and the like are plain enough subjects in an anthology of magic verse.but i he has also included poems of mystery and magic many poets see in the day to day events of the natural world and of everyday life those happenings that perhaps we too oftan take for granted.celebrated poet charles causley has gathered toghether the very best of magical verse from past and present to create a collection of poems which will challange the imaginations of all young readers.if you have any questions e mail me on samkeenan@hotmail.com thank you for reading... Read review

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