Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin) 1894-1962 creator Klee, Paul 1879-1940 Modigliani, Amedeo 1884-1920 Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973 Roesch, Kurt 1905-1984 text utu 2022 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Puella Mea" by E. E. Cummings is a poem first published in 1921. At 290 lines, it stands as Cummings' longest poem, celebrating his first wife Elaine through elaborate historical and literary allusions. The Latin title meaning "My Girl" references Catullus while the verse itself blends Romance traditions with the Song of Solomon. Critics debate whether this early work represents youthful excess or a delightful departure from Cummings' witty romanticism, with its ornate language maintaining mysterious distance between subject and reader. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Mea Release date is 2022-02-12 Charlene Taylor, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: United States: The Golden Eagle Press, 1923 American poetry -- 20th century Love poetry PS United States: The Golden Eagle Press, 1923 https://archive.org/details/puellamea0000cumm/page/n31/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67384 https://archive.org/details/puellamea0000cumm/page/n31/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67384 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134545.0 67384