Group Poem Analysis

As you send them to me, I will add your analysis to the blog. Thus, this post will be continually "edited" to reflect the projects that have been turned in. If yours doesn't show up here by 6/2, it means it has not been turned in and you should get it in. You can continue to update and modify your analysis until 6/2. Your changes should show up here as well. You should read ALL of these, not just the ones done by your classmates, in preparation for the final.

Cambridge Ladies analysis by B4
Cambridge Ladies by B2
My Sweat Old Etcetera by B2 
My sweet of Etc by B4
Humanity i love you by B2 
Humanity i love you by B4
All ignorance by B2 
All ignorance by B4
What if a Much of a Which of a Wind by B4
What if a Much of a Which by B2
pity this monster by B4
pity by B2
Poetry or Beautry Hurts Mr Vinal by B2
n(o)w by B2 
n(o)w by B4

NOTE:  Given that I am unable to post the analysis by either of the groups doing Jehovah Buried, Satan Dead on time, I will not ask any questions about that poem on the final.

oil tel duh woil doi sez

Here's what others have to say about this crazy poem.

AP English Meeting

If you are taking AP English next year, then you need to attend a lunch meeting on Thursday in H11.

Cummings' titles

A list of Cummings' books and an explanation of how and why he chose his titles, including the book that has no title (often referred to as [No Title])

If you want to comment, choose a quotation from the text and share your thoughts on it.  This is NOT on the final, but may help increase your overall understanding of cummings and his work.

Get Your CUmmings-esque Poem Published

I know that not all of you will be interested, but for those of you who have been patiently waiting all year for us to finally get to poetry, I wanted to pass along a little bit more.  There is an entire organization devoted to thinking about Cummings and his work, the E.E. Cummings Society.  They publish an annual magazine titled Spring.  (Many of the articles linked to this blog come form that magazine.)  The magazine includes scholarly articles about Cummings as well as contemporary poetry that is influenced by Cummings.  So, if you are interested in submitting your poem to the magazine (what's the worst that could happen?), send a clean copy of your poem, a self addressed stamped envelope, and a brief cover letter to:

Michael Webster
Spring Editor
129 Lake Huron Hall
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI, 49401

I strongly suggest taking a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the publication before submitting, so that you can sound like you know a bit about your audience.

the dirt on cummings' marriage to Elaine

All the gossip about who cummings' relationship with his wife Elaine.  Is this relevant to our study of his work?

cummings comic