Websites
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This profile includes an extensive (and fascinating!) biography, some of his poems, and more. It's one-stop shopping for you Cummings fans out there.
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Just in case the Poetry Foundation wasn't enough for you, check out even more, over at Poets.org.
Video
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Think of this video as a kind of autobiography of Cummings, told through excerpts from his poetry, his own visual artwork, and portraits of the poet. Pretty nifty, huh?
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Part of Cummings's poem, "somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond," is read in this scene of the movie.
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Gee, moviemakers seem to have a thing for Cummings. In this scene, Cameron Diaz's character reads a Cummings poem aloud at her sister's wedding.
Audio
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Well, if that does happen, you'll have this reading of the poem to guide you.
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You can order tracks of Cummings reading his poem aloud. Lucky you.
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Here's a different selection, from HarperCollins.
Images
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Here's a rather artistic snapshot of our poet.
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Here's the cover of the first edition of Cummings's 1x1, in which "if everything happens that can't be done" first appeared. Looks like he kept it nice and simple.
Books
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Did you like what you read here? Well, now go check out all of Cummings's poems in one book.
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The book, published in 1944, in which "if everything happens that can't be done" appeared.