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Article: Make it Newish: E. E. Cummings, plagiarism, and the perils of originality.(E. E. Cummings: A Biography)(Book Review)
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- Harper's Magazine
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- May 1, 2005
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Discussed in this essay:
E. E. Cummings: a biography, by Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno. Sourcebooks, Inc., 2004. 608 pages. $29.95.
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