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...There were consistent bombshells. He was not a warm and fuzzy person,” Sawyer-Lau??anno said. “It doesn’t square with the work he produced. He was certainly struggling with himself...
...When you write the truth, you ruffle some feathers,” Sawyer-Lau??anno said. “Some people want to preserve their notion of Cummings. I was obligated to tell the truth and not gloss over his darker and less salient aspects...
...Sawyer-Lau??anno said that it was difficult to maintain an even hand. “He held many views antithetical to my own and to the mainstream. At times it was rather unnerving...
...outset, Sawyer-Lau??anno said he was not sure what he wanted to achieve with the biography, simply wanting to tell Cummings’ story. “Cummings has been a longtime passion for me,” he revealed. “I thought it would be interesting to put him in the context of his time and his peers...
Also factoring in Sawyer-Lau??anno’s decision to create the biography was his feeling that Cummings “has been neglected as a major poet and writer.” The goal was not to reestablish his fame, for “if there is such thing as a popular poet, Cummings is it,” but rather to illustrate his true importance to the modern literary landscape...