{"product_id":"erotic-poems-9780871406590","title":"Erotic Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany years ago the prodigious and famously prolific E. E. Cummings sat in his study writing and thinking about sex. His private brooding gave way to poems and drawings of sexual and romantic love that delight and provoke. Here, collected for this first time in a single volume, are those erotic poems and sketches, culled from Cummings's original manuscripts by the distinguished editor George James Firmage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003efrom \"16\"\u003cbr\u003e may i feel said he\u003cbr\u003e (i'll squeal said she\u003cbr\u003e just once said he)\u003cbr\u003e it's fun said she\u003cbr\u003e (may i touch said he\u003cbr\u003e how much said she\u003cbr\u003e a lot said he)\u003cbr\u003e why not said she\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCummings, E. E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eE. E. Cummings\u003c\/strong\u003e (1894-1962) was among the most influential, widely read, and revered modernist poets. He was also a playwright, a painter, and a writer of prose. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he studied at Harvard University and, during World War I, served with an ambulance corps in France. He spent three months in a French detention camp and subsequently wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Enormous Room\u003c\/em\u003e, a highly acclaimed criticism of World War I. After the war, Cummings returned to the States and published his first collection of poetry, \u003cem\u003eTulips \u0026amp; Chimneys\u003c\/em\u003e, which was characterized by his innovative style: pushing the boundaries of language and form while discussing love, nature, and war with sensuousness and glee. He spent the rest of his life painting, writing poetry, and enjoying widespread popularity and success.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirmage, George James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge J. Firmage\u003c\/strong\u003e edited many works by Cummings, including \u003cem\u003eErotic Poems\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eComplete Poems, 1904- 1962\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eFairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619253293330,"sku":"9780871406590","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8070374c-ca21-4940-996e-e25674348c92.jpg?v=1732547052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/erotic-poems-9780871406590","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}