Introduction and commentary: copyright © 1994 by Richard S. Kennedy
Paintings and drawings by E. E. Cummings:
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Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894–1962.
[Poems. Selections]
Selected poems / E. E. Cummings ; with introduction and commentary
by Richard S. Kennedy.
p. cm.
I. Kennedy, Richard S. II. Title.
PS3505.U334A6 1994
811′.52—dc20 94-29263
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