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Religion - possible vandalism

contributor 184.147.196.97 added "Taoist" to "Unitarian" on Line 15: Religion on April 21, 2014. Is this true or is this vandalism? I read a bio of Cummings and to the best of my recollection it didn't mention Taoism, nor is it mentioned anywhere in the Wikipedia article. Probably vandalism, but thought I would check with those who know more about him than I before reverting the entry. His political views and more aggressive poetry were certainly not in accord with the Tao. (Epinoia (talk) 15:43, 23 April 2014 (UTC))[reply]

- Still have my doubts about this - "Taoism" was re-added to Religion by contributor 99.249.45.239 with a citation - I understand that Cummings was introduced to eastern thought by Ezra Pound and while Taoism may have influenced Cummings and his writing, there is no evidence that he was a practicing Taoist or that it was a principle part of his spiritual life. I think this citing his religion as Taoism is misleading and it should be removed. (Epinoia (talk) 23:39, 3 May 2014 (UTC))[reply]

I agree. One expects to read about a subject's religion in the article if it is mentioned in the infobox. Rothorpe (talk) 23:47, 3 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Military service

In 2001 during 9/11, Cummings enlisted in the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps, along with his college friend John Dos Passos.

How did a man who died in 1962 do anything in 2001, much less during 9/11?

War years - typo?

"Due to an administrative mix-up, Cummings was assigned to an ambulance unit for five weeks...". Shouldn't that be "... was not assigned ...". I know nothing about the subject, but the sentence doesn't seem to make sense as it stands.

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 How did a man who died in 1962 do anything in 2001, much less during 9/11?
+== War years - typo? ==
+"Due to an administrative mix-up, Cummings was assigned to an ambulance unit for five weeks...". Shouldn't that be "... was '''not''' assigned ...". I know nothing about the subject, but the sentence doesn't seem to make sense as it stands.