BookPage Interview: Gary Soto
Etta Wilson writes the results of her interview with Gary Soto in an online book review for BookPage. Imagine that you are going to interview Soto. What questions would you ask him? List your questions in the Web Links Activity Log.

NOT "e. e. cummings"
Read this short essay by Cummings scholar Norman Friedman that attempts to clear up the confusion over capitalizing E. E. Cummings's name. In a letter to his editor, Friedman writes, "I think that Cummings could do what he wanted to do about capitals, but that we should follow standard forms, since we are not poets in this." He also remarks that Cummings himself once wrote to his mother, "I am a small eye poet." What distinctions is he making here? Write your answer in the Web Links Activity Log.

E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)
This site includes biographical information, comments from Cummings himself, and critical reviews of some of the author’s work. The biography states that "Cummings's critical reputation has never matched his popularity." Why might this be so? Why do you think he is so popular, especially with young readers? Discuss.