i've written in all lowercase letters for years, and there's a reason. i'm not just grammatically lazy. ee cummings is my favorite poet, and obviously we share the same first and middle initial, as my name is erin elizabeth (add the doubleh-voo and you'll find out my initials are EEW, gross. laugh it up. you're not the first).
if you aren't familiar with ee cummings, much of his work seems nonsensical to the general public. however, he was truly a master of the avant-garde, whose work i quite enjoy reading. many people believe he legally changed his name to the lowercase, punctuation-absent "ee cummings," but this is likely untrue. it's thought that when he did sign this way, it was a submissive act for the crowd. for some reason, that makes me love him more.
ee cummings really inspires me, because he was willing to twist conventional rules that often induced confusion and discomfort for the audience. and he did all of this for the enjoyment of his craft, which correspondingly pushed boundaries in the art world at large. though his neologisms and other grammatical choosings are more notable that his lack of capitalization, i chose to mimic him in the latter respect a few years ago as an expression of minor rebellion and appreciation for his ideas. i also enjoy creating, using, and attempting to spread personal neologisms, but that isn't so much a display inspired by edward estlin as much as it is a quirky erin thing.
my blackberry autocorrects this preference, but i keep it up while i can. i just felt like sharing, because it's a little-known erinish factoid. so there.
- erin whatley
- two-two-niine, Georgia, United States
- i never thought it would be hard to fit a nut into a nutshell, but here's a go at what i'm about. foremost, i know, love and follow the Lord. i'm a wild card. i enjoy being alone as much as i enjoy other people. i eat up anything art-related. i'm an only child. i have a BBA in Marketing & an AA in Fine Arts. i'm the marketing and PR gal for Stewbos group, a job i truly love. i do this part-time, and the rest of the time i'm a stay at home wife/mama to Justin and Vayda. i itch to travel and i delight at learning new things. you'll find i'm neurotic, intellectual, honest and somewhat naive. i'm open and compassionate, yet paradoxically hard on myself. my biggest fear is succumbing to cynicism, and my greatest joy is experiencing growth. my idol is willy wonka, because i never want to grow up. i sing and dance my way through the day. I believe the best ones are full of giggles. i think blogging is rather self-indulgent. writing about my thoughts feels selfish, yet i enjoy the exploration it brings. thanks for stopping by.
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