E. E. Cummings was an American poet and painter. He wrote over 2,000 poems in his lifetime. Some of these poems include “Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town,” “Maggie and Milly and Molly and May,” and “Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, Gladly Beyond.” Through reviewing biographical information, his works, and critical reviews, most critics agree that E. E. Cummings changed the course of American poetry. Cummings went through many hardships in his life that inspired him to write more poetry. He challenged