{"product_id":"and-poetry-by-e-e-cummings-hardcover","title":"\u0026 (And) - Poetry by e.e. cummings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. E. Cummings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConventional grammar and syntax are ignored in this avant-garde poetry collection by the masterfully lyrical writer e.e. cummings, featuring 25 originally unpublished pieces from his first volume of poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring traditional ideas of love, nature, and death, alongside examinations of sexuality, e.e. cummings' third poetry collection highlights his talent for reviving classic and cliché poetic themes with a modern voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnly 86 of the 152 poems in cummings' original manuscript for his first poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eTulips and Chimneys\u003c\/i\u003e (1923), were published. His second collection, \u003ci\u003eXLI Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), features 41 of these unreleased pieces. Later that same year, the poet self-published this renowned volume featuring the remaining 25 poems from the original manuscript, alongside 34 new pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume's name also derives from cummings' first collection. The poet had intended the book to be titled 'Tulips \u0026amp; Chimneys', but the publisher omitted the ampersand. In 1925, when cummings came to privately publish the remaining pieces from his first collection, he ensured the volume was released under the title \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatured in this collection are five sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- Post Impressions\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- Portraits\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- \u0026amp; Seven Poems\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- Sonnets - Realities\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e- Sonnets - Actualities\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/i\u003e has been republished in a beautiful new edition by the specialist poetry imprint Ragged Hand. This volume is not to be missed by those who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eTulips and Chimneys\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eXLI Poems\u003c\/i\u003e by e.e. cummings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777302987040,"sku":"9781528721318","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/392bafc2051282904a3ebeee50e031b4.webp?v=1780496852","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/and-poetry-by-e-e-cummings-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}