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Robin is on page 850 of 1136

Just finished "73 Poems," the last published collection, from 1962. Subjects include time, timelessness, nature, love, life and death. His experimental poems work--showing mastery of technique not always apparent in earlier works. On to the Uncollected Works.

— Sep 27, 2018 11:07PM

E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962 (Revised, Corrected, and Expanded Edition)

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Robin is on page 1010 of 1136

Finished the early unpublished poems, now on to the late unpublished. Throughout life cummings is consistent in his topics: nature, love, sex, death, relationships, and anti-establishment discourses.

— Oct 05, 2018 10:55AM

Robin is on page 907 of 1136

Finished the early uncollected poems, where he writes in more standard forms, develops his style, and expresses his dislike of Communism in a long treatise.

— Oct 01, 2018 10:37PM

Robin is on page 773 of 1136

Just finished 95 Poems (1958), my favorite collection so far.

— Aug 12, 2018 01:24PM

Robin is on page 673 of 1136

So far my favorite collection is 1 X 1 (One Times One)

— Jul 19, 2018 10:32PM

Robin is on page 576 of 1136

At last I've carved out a little time to read poetry. More than halfway thru, but plenty of poems to go.

— Jul 17, 2018 11:20PM

Robin is on page 484 of 1136

Approaching the midpoint, but still not there. Cannot rush reading ee cummings!