e.e. cummings
October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962

Poet and Painter
One of America’s most celebrated 20th-century poets, cummings wrote poems known for their experimental nature and striking visual layout.

Cummings lived and worked at 4 Patchin Place, a gated enclave and haven for artists and writers just off of West 10th Street.

Narrated by Edward Norton