 Here are the facts. From 1913 to 1944, Cummings, along with writers and artists such as Hemingway and Picasso, was a fan of the work of George Harriman, writer and artist for Crazy Cat. In the comic panel precursor to Tom and Jerry, Harriman broke traditional form and experimented with phonetic dialogue in much the same way Cummings constructed his poems. In the foreword to Crazy, Cummings wrote, None can learn wisdom. Wisdom like love is a spiritual gift, and Crazy has.