What was E. E. Cummings' first published poem?
E. E. Cummings
Following his autobiographical novel, The Enormous Room, Cummings' first published work was a collection of poems titled Tulips and Chimneys (1923). This work was the public's first encounter with his characteristic eccentric use of grammar and punctuation.
Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
"Song" is a ballad-style poem, which was first published in "Tamerlane and Other Poems" in 1827, the speaker tells of a former love he saw from afar on her wedding day. A blush on her cheek, despite all the happiness around her, displays a hidden shame for having lost the speaker's love.