e.e. cummings

[IAmNietzche]

My favorite poet. I just got around to reading his autobiographical novel The Enormous Room and I am having a great time with it. Anyone else enjoy his work?

since feeling is first
since feeling is first
who pays any attention
to the syntax of things
will never wholly kiss you;

wholly to be a fool
while Spring is in the world

my blood approves,
and kisses are a better fate
than wisdom
lady i swear by all flowers. Don't cry
- the best gesture of my brain is less than
your eyelids' flutter which says

we are for each other; then
laugh, leaning back in my arms
for life's not a paragraph

And death i think is no parenthesis

If this thread bombs feel free to turn it into a poetry thread.

[IAmNietzche]

may i feel said he...
may i feel said he
(i'll squeal said she
just once said he)
it's fun said she

(may i touch said he
how much said she
a lot said he)
why not said she

(let's go said he
not too far said she
what's too far said he
where you are said she)

may i stay said he
(which way said she
like this said he
if you kiss said she

may i move said he
is it love said she)
if you're willing said he
(but you're killing said she

but it's life said he
but your wife said she
now said he)
ow said she)

(tiptop said he
don't stop said she
oh no said he)
go slow said she

(cccome?said he
ummm said she)
you're divine!said he
(you are Mine said she)

[buysoap]

Buffalo Bill's Defunct
Buffalo Bill's
defunct
who used to
ride a watersmooth-silver
stallion
and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat
Jesus
he was a handsome man
and what i want to know is
how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death

edit: dammit. The formatting is important for this poem. Go here to see it correctly: http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/139.html

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[jordan22]

The tattoo on my left arm reads:

here is the secret
that nobody knows
and this is
the wonder
that's keeping
the starts apart

(i carry your heart
i carry it in my heart)

[a speedo model]

How does thread about Cummings bomb? Fuck...

I enjoy his work, although sadly I haven't read enough nor have I put enough time into his writings. I'd like to read The Enormous Room when I get time.

[IAmNietzche]

The tattoo on my left arm reads:

here is the secret
that nobody knows
and this is
the wonder
that's keeping
the starts apart

(i carry your heart
i carry it in my heart)
I'm thinking about getting Cummings ink as well. Can I see yours?

[Jessooker]

I don't know enough poetry, so i'll take poet recommendations.