Selected Poems

Poetry This is the first selection from the poems of E. E. Cummings to be published since 1959, three years before his death. The one hundred and fifty-six poems selected by Richard S. Kennedy, Cummings's biographer, are arranged in twelve sections, with introductions by Kennedy for each section. Also included are thirteen drawings, oils, and watercolors by Cummings, most of them never before published. The selection includes most of the favorites plus many fresh and surprising examples of Cummings's several poetic styles. The corrected texts established by George James Firmage have been used throughout.cummings, e e is the author of 'Selected Poems', published 2007 under ISBN 9780871401540 and ISBN 0871401541.