Edward Estlin Cummings: The Master of Art
Genealogy and geography, along with numerous other circumstances molded Edward Estlin Cummings into an innovative poet and painter of the modernism movement. The inescapable presence of Harvard, and the desire to live up to his father's legacy as a Unitarian minister, Harvard Graduate , and Professor, played a major role in Cummings’ rebellious attitude towards his father’s traditional world. Cumming’s desire to find his own voice and reject societal norms, ultimately paved the way for his unconventional rules of writing. Loved and hated by critics, Cummings radical experimentation with punctuation, his use of free verse, and his ability to manipulate linguistics and form new writing techniques,
Genealogy and geography, along with numerous other circumstances molded Edward Estlin Cummings into an innovative poet and painter of the modernism movement. The inescapable presence of Harvard, and the desire to live up to his father's legacy as a Unitarian minister, Harvard Graduate , and Professor, played a major role in Cummings’ rebellious attitude towards his father’s traditional world. Cumming’s desire to find his own voice and reject societal norms, ultimately paved the way for his unconventional rules of writing. Loved and hated by critics, Cummings radical experimentation with punctuation, his use of free verse, and his ability to manipulate linguistics and form new writing techniques,