I Carry Your Heart With Me

I Carry Your Heart With Me is a children’s picture book adaptation of the beloved E. E. Cummings poem, beautifully illustrated by Mati Rose McDonough.

Showing the strong bond of love between mother and child, within nature and throughout life, E. E. Cummings’s heartfelt words expressed through Mati Rose McDonough’s lovely illustrations combine to create a fresh, yet classic, portrayal of love.

First published by Liveright Publishing in 1952 in Complete Poems: 1904-1962 by E. E. Cummings, as [i carry your heart with me (i carry it in], “I Carry Your Heart With Me” has become a classic and very popular poem over the years. McDonough’s illustrations provide a new artistic interpretation on this familiar poem.

E. E. Cummings (1894–1962) was among the most influential, widely read, and revered modernist poets. His many awards included an Academy of American Poets Fellowship, two Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Bollingen Prize. Among his many volumes are The Enormous Room and Tulips & Chimneys. Mati Rose McDonough lives in San Francisco where she regularly encounters lucky elephants, talking birds, and a mysterious girl who always wears feathers in her hair. These creatures of mystery and grace remind her daily that no one is too old for magic or too young for beauty, so she paints their stories for fans of hope and adventure all over our dear world. McDonough studied painting at the California College of the Arts and has had many shows around the country. She has been featured in several magazines and books including Artful Blogging magazine and The Handmade Marketplace.