writing worth a shit

[milo]

Some did speculate that EE Cumming was able to self induce Aphasia and that that was what they thought made his poetry interesting though of course today it would just look erroneous.

90% of cummings fruitcakiness added nothing to the actual poem other than novelty - the poems were of equal value without it. Still, it did make him famous which at least gained him a broader audience for what was good - some of which was very good.