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One poem by this author states "as freedom is a breakfastfood / or truth (20[1])can live with right and wrong." One poem by this author mocks women who "believe in Christ and Longfellow, (20[1])both (20[1])dead." (20[1])One poem by this man ends "He spoke. And drank rapidly (20[1])a glass of water" (0[1])after a speech about "heroic happy dead" who "did not stop to think (20[1])they died (0[1])instead." (0[2])This author of (*) "the Cambridge ladies (10[1])who (10[1])live (10[4])in (10[3])furnished (10[2])souls" drove (10[2])an ambulance (0[1])in World (0[1])War I, (0[2])inspiring his (0[2])novel (10[1])The Enormous Room. (10[1]0[1])One poem (10[1])by this author (0[1])of (0[1])"next to of course god america i" (10[1])asks "how do you like your (10[1])blue-eyed boy / Mister (10[1])Death." (10[1])For 10 points, name this author of "Buffalo Bill's" and "anyone lived in a pretty how town," (10[1])known for using lowercase. (10[1])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: e. e. cummings [or Edward Estlin Cummings]
<Literature - American Literature - Poetry>
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Elena WhitfordWalter Payton AMontgomery Blair A1320
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Nick MurrayDetroit Catholic Central AThomas Jefferson A3420
Hariharan AnanthanakrishnanKane County ATOkemos4520
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Danny "Raj" MorrisStrake Jesuit BBelmont7410
Jason YaoMontgomery Blair BGlenbrook South7410
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Arjun VijaykumarSaratogaCarmel A790
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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y3591%17%0%85.72