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=**E.E. Cummings**=

**"Measured by sheer boldness of experiment, no American poet compares to him, for he slipped Houdini-like out of the locked box of the stanza, then leaped from the platform of the poetic line into an unheard-of way of writing poetry."** -Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate

E.E. Cummings is well-known for his use of creative wordplay, selective use of grammar conventions, and image-filled poetry.

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=**anyone lived in a pretty how town **=

anyone lived in a pretty how town (with up so floating many bells down) spring summer autumn winter he sang his didn't he danced his did

Women and men(both little and small) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">cared for anyone not at all <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">they sowed their isn't they reaped their same <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">sun moon stars rain

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">children guessed(but only a few <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">and down they forgot as up they grew <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">autumn winter spring summer) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">that noone loved him more by more

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">when by now and tree by leaf <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">she laughed his joy she cried his grief <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">bird by snow and stir by still <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">anyone's any was all to her

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">someones married their everyones <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">laughed their cryings and did their dance <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">(sleep wake hope and then)they <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">said their nevers they slept their dream

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">stars rain sun moon <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">(and only the snow can begin to explain <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">how children are apt to forget to remember <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">with up so floating many bells down)

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">one day anyone died i guess <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">(and noone stooped to kiss his face) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">busy folk buried them side by side <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">little by little and was by was

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">all by all and deep by deep <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">and more by more they dream their sleep <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">noone and anyone earth by april <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">wish by spirit and if by yes.

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Women and men(both dong and ding) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">summer autumn winter spring <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">reaped their sowing and went their came <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">sun moon stars rain

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