If there is one think about Cummings I can already identify with it would be his tendency to write poetry void of punctuation. While I don't always do so, it is not uncommon for me to cast punctuation to the end. Many of the later works of W.S. Merwin are too free of punctuation. I would say that my influence in this regard comes from Merwin and not Cummings, but I feel him today smiling while nodding with approval.
Cummings appears to me to be one of two things if he was nothing else...
first, a risk taker and second, one who managed to be void of concerns about what everyone else thought.
These are both things I admire and wish for my own artistic adventures. It seems the ability to put aside worries about what others are thinking is of strategic importance to risk taking. If you cannot freely disassociate yourself with critics then you will likely worry yourself into a frenzy, an act that cannot be healthy of allow you to sustain your risk taking for very long.
This week I will contemplate who or what inspires me to take risks with projects? How can I harness this inspiration to risk reaching further from my comfort zone
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