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How Does E.E. Cummings Read His Poems Aloud?

April 5, 2010
By Mr_Anonymous SILVER, Ripon, California
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&quot;...There&#039;s no defense<br /> except all the errors<br /> made...&quot;<br /> <br /> -Excerpt from &quot;Claws of Paradise&quot; - C. Bukowski

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Is pronunciation key?
What to say?
and what to leave on the page?

How could a listener appreciate fully
If a comma was left out?

Could he be a man
Who hated verbalization so?

Or loved it enough
to make it a challenge

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