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Description of  Poet and Painter: The Aesthetics of E. E. Cummings's Early Work

From the outset of his career, E. E. Cummings considered himself a "poetandpainter:' Early on, it appeared that both Cummings's "twin obsessions" would be recognized. By the late 1920's, however, Cummings's reputation as a poet had eclipsed his reputation as a painter. Examining the early poetry and painting in the context of the aesthetic theories in Cummings's unpublished notes, Milton Cohen systematically reveals a complex and sometimes paradoxical portrait of the artist. Read more