Edward Estlin Cummings

Edward Estlin Cummings, known as E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright born on October 14, 1894, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died on September 3, 1962, in North Conway, New Hampshire. He was a prominent figure in the Modernist movement, known for his avant-garde style and innovative use of language and form. Cummings' work often challenged traditional syntax and punctuation, which had a significant impact on 20th-century poetry. He published numerous volumes of poetry, including "Tulips and Chimneys" (1923) and "95 Poems" (1958), and his visual art was exhibited in several galleries. Key events in his life include his service as an ambulance driver during World War I, which influenced his anti-war sentiments, and his subsequent imprisonment in a French detention camp, experiences that he later recounted in his novel "The Enormous Room" (1922).