This elephant-sized folio artist book is a celebration of the poetry of E. E. Cummings. It appreciates his groundbreaking word-smithing and unusual layouts, presented in a book interpretation of innovative assembly and creative typography.
The artist’s book binding is unique, employing what is commonly known as a “newspaper stick.” Libraries and reading rooms would clip it onto newspapers to ease the handling and reading of the large sheets. Instead of folding and unfolding the pages they could be read more like a magazine.
Appropriate newspaper letterpress types are used for this book on a variety of beautiful hand-made mulberry papers, creating a perfect fit. Four of Cummings poems were chosen for this book: Buffalo Bill, The Sky Was, Moon Over Towns, and My Sweet Old Etcetera. These works explore enduring human questions about death, nature, war, and love.