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Poems by e. e. cummings.

Over time, almost all of his poems will make it to this site. If you're looking for a specific poem and I haven't posted it yet, you can contact me to request it; or, there is a huge database here.
Apr 14
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Anonymous asked: hello!

do you know if this poem is really cummings'?

"may I be I is the only prayer—
not may I be great or good
or beautiful or wise or strong."

i read it on the internet, but can't find it in any of his books nor the "poem hunter" website =(

thank you so much!
mari (my email is mnoffs@gmail.com, in case you dont want to answer here)

I couldn’t figure this out either (surprise, I’m not actually an ee cummings guru! just a big fan). Does anyone know? Email her!