[in Just-], by e.e. cummings

 e.e. cummings does a delightful reading of his poem, "in just spring." 

 

All month, I have been emphasizing poetry as a spoken art form, celebrating the age-old oral aspect of the genre. I was glad to find this recording of e.e. cummings' poem, yet one of cummiings' trademarks is the visual aspect of the written poem upon the paper. For that reason, I have included here the print form of the poem we just heard.

[in Just-]

by E. E. CUMMINGS

in Just-

spring          when the world is mud-

luscious the little

lame balloonman

 

whistles          far          and wee

 

and eddieandbill come

running from marbles and

piracies and it's

spring

 

when the world is puddle-wonderful

 

the queer

old balloonman whistles

far          and             wee

and bettyandisbel come dancing

 

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

 

it's

spring

and

 

         the

 

                  goat-footed

 

balloonMan          whistles

far

and

wee

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