Buffalo Bill's - A poem by e.e. cummings

Comment 37 of 37, added on November 10th, 2009 at 11:38 PM.

I'm trying to find out the date when this poem was written. There's lots of verbiage about cummings but no date that I can find, so far! about
what year it was written.

Althea M Brimm from United States

Comment 36 of 37, added on August 26th, 2009 at 11:48 AM.

E.E. Cummings presents buffalo bill a legendary character. The poem is generally considered as a fantastic but sincere regard to the legend of the famous American cowboy, William Cody. Whatever the legend may be, the poet has been impressed by the character and heroic deed of buffalo bill. He earned this name for killing several buffaloes and feeding his people. He used to side bright silvery horse along water and shoot several pigeons. His act of shooting pigeons has been ridiculed. This act has been compared with the murder of jesus. Thus, the poet makes a satire on so famous legendary and heroic character describing as a murderer.
Cummings appreciates buffalo bill to be a handsome man. He may have been appreciated for his heroic qualities. His legendary image as buffalo bill has been widely portrayed in hundreds of novels. This is also possible that the soft makes fun of this handsome man because this man of extraordinary quality, strength, skillful, sharp shooting, after all, was killed by Death.

Jeewan from Nepal

Comment 35 of 37, added on May 13th, 2009 at 12:17 PM.

whoever wrote this poem is the best poet i would have ever heard about!you are the best poet ever!!!!

shezlin

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