>
> > > Eric "God, how I hate e e cummings" the
> Redd
> > >
> >
> > Why?
>
> I was an English major. And a damn good one
> at that. He was presented as this great poet.
> Truly orginial and all that. When I read some of
> his work it just sounded like he was writing
> random words on the page with no grammar
> at all. I like form and substance. Blake,
> Hopkins, Coleridge, all those I like. They are
> actual poets. They form their words carefully
> and their poems have substance. e e
> cummings doesn't seem to do this at all. I
> also don't like Robert Frost. That might shock
> some people but I think he is overrated as is
> Shakespeare. I recognize Shakespeare for
> being a good writer but he is very much
> overrated. Sorry, I digress. I just don't like e e
> cummings. That's about it.
>
> Eric the Redd
>

There are a few e e cummings poems that do say some pretty cool things.... I do agree that a lot of his poems seem rather mishmashish though.

I can't agree with you on Frost or Shakespeare though.

Lyn"auditioning for Romeo and Juliet in a week!"ette