Description
Why did e e cummings eliminate almost all punctuation and capitalization from his poetry? And, did he really want his name spelled in lower case letters? Norma Libman answers these questions and looks at some of his most intriguing poetry and showing how it fits into the times in which he wrote and the life he lived. Along the way have some fun with this playful, ingenious, and compassionate writer.
Norma Libman has been teaching courses in literature and history for Oasis for more than 20 years. She specializes in topics such as T.S. Eliot, e e Cummings, Shakespeare’s sonnets, and Jewish history. She has degrees in education and literature and is a lecturer and a journalist with more than 500 published articles in newspapers nationwide. She is also the author of two award-winning books.