E. E. Cummings, in 50, in 50 Poems (1940)
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on forever's very now we stand
— E. E. Cummings on Now
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "on forever's very now we stand" in the context of "E. E. Cummings, in 50, in 50 Poems (1940)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About E. E. Cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14 1894 – September 3 1962) was an American poet. Because of the typography used in many of his works it has become a widespread tradition for his name to be presented in lower case as e. e. cummings, though he himself continued to use uppercase letters in signing his own name.
About E. E. Cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14 1894 – September 3 1962) was an American poet. Because of the typography used in many of his works it has become a widespread tradition for his name to be presented in lower case as e. e. cummings, though he himself continued to use uppercase letters in signing his own name.
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