''1 × 1'' (''One Times One'', sometimes stylized ''I × I'') is a 1944 book of poetry by American poet
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 ...
. Cummings's biographer Richard S. Kennedy described the theme of the book, Cummings's ninth, as "oneness and the means (one times one) whereby that oneness is achieved—love". The book contains 54 poems, including portraits of people important to Cummings, and antiwar poems.
It received the
Shelley Memorial Award in 1945,
and was reissued by publisher
Harcourt Brace in 1954.
See also
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pity this busy monster, manunkind
"pity this busy monster, manunkind" is a poem by American poet E. E. Cummings, first published in his 1944 book '' 1 × 1''. It is among his best-known poems.
The poem laments the triumph of progress—defined in terms of science and technology ...
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Quotes from ''1 × 1'' at Wikiquote
References
1944 poetry books
Poetry by E. E. Cummings
American poetry collections
Henry Holt and Company books
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