Henry wrote:
>In high school I wrote satires about school. I think e.e. cummings
>inspired me to try writing poetry. "in just- spring. . ."
I bet e.e. cummings was the single greatest inspiration for emerging
teen poets in the 50s through the 70. Do young people still read him,
do you think?
My great models were, yeah, e.e. cummings, but also Stephen Crane. My
teen heroes!
Stu
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Stuart Ross
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New & Selected Poems (ECW Press, 2003)
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