Is 5

is 5 is a collection of poetry by E. E. Cummings, published in 1926. It contains 88 poems, divided into five sections.

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The collection includes a number of satirical and anti-war poems, perhaps influenced by Cummings' time spent as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War. Notable poems from the collection are "my sweet old etcetera", "i sing of Olaf glad and big", and "since feeling is first".

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Poetry: Poetry (ancient Greek: ????? (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. It consists largely of oral or literary works in which language is used in a manner that is felt by its user...

E. E. Cummings: Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), typically abbreviated E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright. Though a representation not endorsed by him, his publishers often mirrored his atypical syntax by writing his name in lower ca...

1926: 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar)....