May I Feel Said He

by E. E. Cummings

Published 1 October 1995
"May I Feel Said He" is the third instalment in "Welcome's Art and Poetry" series, which celebrates the passions of life through unique pairings of words and art. Not intended for the immature, Cummings's poem is a sensually ecstatic tribute to love and the often humorous mating rituals of men and women. When coupled with Chagall's dreamlike images of floating lovers, circus performers, and mythical animals, this erotically charged ode achieves a visual and physical dimension that reinforces its underlying themes of expression, joy, and fulfilment.