''No Thanks'' is a 1935 collection of
poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...
by
E. E. Cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings, who was also known as E. E. Cummings, e. e. cummings and e e cummings (October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962), was an American poet, painter, essayist, author and playwright. He wrote approximately 2,900 poems, two autobi ...
. He
self-published
Self-publishing is the publication of media by its author at their own cost, without the involvement of a publisher. The term usually refers to written media, such as books and magazines, either as an ebook or as a physical copy using POD (pri ...
the collection with the help of his mother and dedicated it to the fourteen publishing houses who turned the collection down.
The book is unconventionally bound not on the left but rather the top, like a stenographer's pad.
References
1935 poetry books
American poetry collections
Poetry by E. E. Cummings
Self-published books
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