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Jim Asher

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Jim Asher is the world’s leading authority on the life and poetry of Emmett Lee Dickinson, Emily Dickinson’s third cousin, twice removed (at her request). He received an honorary doctorate degree from Dickinson College’s community college campus in Washerst (pronounced “WAS-herst”), Pennsylvania. He is also an aficionado of E. E. Cummings, Robert Frost, and other great American poets. He was Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” in 2006.

He lives with his wife, Brooke, near Charlottesville, Virginia. They have two daughters. One attends school at VCU in Richmond, and the other works at improv theaters in Chicago. When not researching the works of Emmett Lee Dickinson and other poets, Jim works as a middle school administrator.

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Dickinson v. Dickinson?

Recently I posted two blog entries on teaching "word choice" (see the entries dated August 12th and 13th). Prior to that, I wrote about a comparison of two different "complete" editions of Emily Dickinson poetry, one published in 1955 by Thomas H. Johnson and the other in 1998 by R. W. Franklin (see my blog posts dated July 25th, 27th, 30th, and 31st). Today, I combine the two ideas -- with teachi Read more of this blog post »

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Published on August 19, 2012 19:36 • Tags: emily-dickinson, poetry, teaching, word-choice

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	Great American Poems - Repoemed, Volume 1: A New Look at Classic Poems of Emily Dickinson, E. E. Cummings, & Robert Frost 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great American Poems - REPOEMED, Volume 2 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Does the Devil Look Like? (Kids Talk Series Book 1) by Bette Nunn, Jim Asher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great American Poems – Repoemed: A New Look at Classic Poems of Emily Dickinson, E. E. Cummings,& Robert Frost 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great American Poems – Repoemed Volume 2: A New Look at Classic Poems of Emily Dickinson, E. E. Cummings, & Robert Frost 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Butterflies of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxford 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Laws Would I Want Passed If I Were President? (Kids Talk Series Book 2) by Bette Nunn, Jim Asher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars