This book is aimed at the YA audience and I found it occassionally patronising in tone, but for the most part a pleasant read. It's quite heavily illustrated with photos and facsimilies and tries to explain not only the poet's life but how his work was experimental, innovative and challenging in terms of technique and sentiment (for its time).

I learned a lot, having previously known next to nothing about Cummings' life. He was a painter as well as a poet, heavily dependent financially on his parents for almost his whole life and only recognised for his genius quite late in life. He had a quite adventurous life, what with ending up interned in France during WWI and visiting Soviet Russia in the 1930s.

I can recommend this as an introduction to Cummings' life and work, but I still want to read a comprehensive biography aimed at adults. ( )

A detailed and resourceful book of cummings' biography, influences, and poetic style. When we cover this poet during our poetry unit, we usually review the textbook's biography which hints at his prisoner of war status and artistic background. I could definitely use information from this book to further that background and promote further analysis of his poetic style. This could be a wonderful resource for my students who choose cummings as their research paper topic; he is popular, but many of them struggle with his unique compositions. ( )

I enjoyed reading this short biography of Cummings. It was well-researched and nicely written. Chapter titles and photos were appropriate; the glossary was a nice touch. It's a pleasant read and well-rounded nonfiction. ( )

Biography of Cummings aimed at middle/high schoolers. Quick and thorough, an interesting read with the bonus of a photograph of the genesis of "Buffalo Bill's /defunct". ( )

This biography covered E. E. Cummings' life and work. I didn't know anything about the person behind the poetry, so I found that interesting.
With the exception of a few, most of the work included were excerpts. ( )