e e cummings has been a favorite American poet for almost a century. Born in 1894 in Cambridge, Mass, he was raised in a liberal Unitarian family that encouraged the artistic expression of the bright, creative boy. Between the ages of 8 … Continued

Set out candles and dim the lights—after reading these steamy odes to sex, your heart will be pounding. From Lord Byron to Adrienne Rich, these wordsmiths all have one thing on their mind and they know how to set the … Continued

“There is between my legs a crisp city,” wrote ee cummings in his poem “As We Lay Side by Side…” Cummings wrote those words from a woman’s perspective, but given his licentious personal life (he was known to have a … Continued