Traces the poetic growth of E. E. Cummings, using his own voice, poetry paintings, drwaings and notebooks. Poems included are: ‘Thank You God For Most This Amazing’, ‘If There Are Any Heavens My Mother’, ‘In Just Spring’, ‘Life Is More True Than Reason Will Deceive’, ‘Paris’, “The April Sunset Completely Utters’, ‘Carry Your Heart With Me’ and others. The narration is adapted from ‘Six Nonlectures’ by E. E. Cummings recorded at Havard University.
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ACMI Identifier
507587
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Literature → American literature
Literature → Poets - Biography
Literature → Poets, American - 20th century
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)