Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), known as
E. E. Cummings, with the abbreviated form of his name often written by others in lowercase letters as
e e cummings (in the style of some of his poems—see name and capitalization, below), was an
American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. His body of work encompasses approximately 2,900 poems, two
autobiographical novels, four plays and several essays, as well as numerous drawings and paintings. He is remembered as an eminent voice of
20th century English literature.