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14 Tuesday Apr 2015

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More than 200 of E.E. Cummings’ poems have been set to music by the composer Vincent Persichetti and others. Sam the man, of this poem was Silver Lake’s own Sam Ward. Enjoy this post from the blog “Thoughtful Gestures”.

Thoughtful Gestures

I’ve always wanted to write about “sam was a man” by Vincent Persichetti.  I sang it in high school, then conducted it with my women’s choir when I taught high school, and then also conducted it with my community choir and the UConn Festival Chorus in 2009.  (Sadly, Festival Chorus had to drop it from the final program due to weather-related rehearsal cancellations.)  Every time I do it, I love it more, and I’ve got all these ideas I want to get out in the world.  So this is going to be one long post.

First, some things about the poem:

It’s by e. e. cummings.

Sam was a real guy.

 Structure:

  • It’s short: six four-line stanzas alternating with one-line stanzas.
  • The only phrase that is repeated is “sam was a man,” which appears as the first one-line stanza and at the beginning of the last four-line…

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Cummings Weekend July 10 & 11, 2015

05 Sunday Apr 2015

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Cummings at Joy FarmMark your calendars. Friends of Madison Library present a weekend of art, music, poetry and history exploring the relationship between the American poet and artist, E E Cummings, and the people and town of Madison, New Hampshire. Friday night will feature a “non-lecture”, art show and Cummings’ poetry set to music. On Saturday view 8 local sites, including the Cummings Family Collection at the Madison Historical Society and the poet’s beloved “Joy Farm.”

Watch this space for more information about the people and places around Silver Lake which inspired Cummings’ poetry and paintings.

Cummings at Silver Lake WeekendJuly 10, 2015
What an incredible E.E. Cummings at Silver Lake Weekend! Thanks to all who came and supported the Friends of Madison Library.

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