XAIPE (Greek for "rejoice"), which first appeared in 1950, contains some of E. E. Cummings's finest work. Among many poems can be found "dying is fine) but Death, " "so many selves (so many friends and gods, " "when serpents bargain for the right to squirm, " "no time ago, " "I thank You God for most this amazing, " and "now all the fingers of this tree(darling)have."
