Person Detail: E E Cummings

General Information:
Full Name: E E Cummings
Biography: (1894-1962)(Edward Estlin Cummings) E. E. Cummings is a poet whose work is noted for, among other things, its eccentric typography, language, and punctuation. Among his 15 volumes of poetry are "Tulips and Chimneys" (1923), "Is 5" (1926), and "Ninety-five Poems" (1958). His experiences of being held in France as a prisoner during World War I provided the basis for "The Enormous Room" (1922). He lived in New York during 1917-23, at 15 West 14th Street and 21 East 15th Street, eventually settling at 4 Patchen Place. Djuna Barnes was a neighbor of Cummings. Some writers who visited that house included T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Dylan Thomas, and others.
Author's Timeline:
1917		New York County Cummings lived in New York City during 1917-1923, at 15 West 14th Street and 21 East 15th Street, eventually settling at 4 Patchen Place.
1894		(Unknown) County Edward Estlin Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1894.
1962		(Unknown) County E. E. Cummings died in North Conway, New Hampshire, in 1962.
1926		(Unknown) County Is 5 Collection of poetry.
1923		(Unknown) County Tulips and Chimneys Collection of poetry.
1958		(Unknown) County Ninety-Five Poems Collection of poetry.
1922		(Unknown) County The Enormous Room Novel.
1962		(Unknown) County E. E. Cummings is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts.
1935		(Unknown) County No Thanks Collection of poetry.