Selected Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) 1st (first) Edition by Emily Dickinson published by Dover Publications

by Emily Dickinson

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Genres: Poetry

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About the author

Emily Dickinson was an American poet who, despite the fact that less than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime, is widely considered one of the most original and influential poets of the 19th century.

Dickinson was born to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. After she studied at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she spent a short time at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's house in Amherst. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most of her friendships were therefore carried out by correspondence.

Although Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime.The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Dickinson's poems are unique for the era in which she wrote; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional capitalization and punctuation.Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality, two recurring topics in letters to her friends.

Although most of her acquaintances were probably aware of Dickinson's writing, it was not until after her death in 1886—when Lavinia, Emily's younger sister, discovered her cache of poems—that the breadth of Dickinson's work became apparent. Her first collection of poetry was published in 1890 by personal acquaintances Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd, both of whom heavily edited the content.

A complete and mostly unaltered collection of her poetry became available for the first time in 1955 when The Poems of Emily Dickinson was published by scholar Thomas H. Johnson. Despite unfavorable reviews and skepticism of her literary prowess during the late 19th and early 20th century, critics now consider Dickinson to be a major American poet.

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Reviews

[Charlotte Chase · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok goth lady who’s obsessed with death

[gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ⭐️ i was saving this for later but i needed it today, so i read it. emily is so dear to my heart. her timeless words remind me that love and loss are part of the human experience and there is beauty in humanity.

[Nelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emily Dickinson is the master of poetry as always. Good selection in here, had some of all the most common themes in her work.

[Gaby Busby · Rating 3 out of 5]

hard for me to resonate with Dickinson's poetry to be honest

[Emma Carmichael · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ The Bee was my favourite.

Like trains of cars on tracks of plush
I hear the level bee:
A jar across the flowers goes,
Their velvet masonry

Withstands until the sweet assault
Their chivalry consumes,
While he, victorious, tilts away
To vanquish other blooms.

His feet are shod with gauze,
His helmet is of gold;
His breast, a single onyx
With chrysoprase, inlaid.

His labor is a chant,
His idleness a tune;
Oh, for a bee’s experience
Of clovers and of noon!

***

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vail:
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had this book for, it seems like, forever. I have a challenging relationship with poetry. Most, I don't like or understand. More aptly perhaps, poetry doesn't take to me. I like Ocean Vuong, Sergey Gandlevsky and Emily Dickinson. The only poem I have ever memorized is *I taste a liquor never brewed, ...* I love it. She writes eloquently and with precise emotion and description. Some of her poems, I need to work on deciphering, some not. None are simplistic or utterly impossible.

[♥ pearl ♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it! Short and sweet and not to mention how much i adore poetry and quotes. Especially emily dickinson. Im not a fan of old timey poets but...I wont lie, some of her poems have my heart in her hand. Truly, I had a good time reading this book- and annotating it which I have not done before- and it was really just a passionate read. Not a favorite, but, 100% worth it.

[sofia bessette · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing thrift find, made my entire day 🥰

[Jenna Michal · Rating 5 out of 5]

You gotta love Emily Dickinson.

Some of her poems I don't understand a single word of, some resonate deeply, and some are simply beautiful descriptions of our world.

[Z · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I storm that storm was brief, -
The maddest, quickest by;
But nature lost the date of this,
And left it in the sky".

I love you Emily and your poetry....

[Madison Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but rich. I love Dover Thrift books ❤️

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent cheap edition of Emily Dickinson's most famous and much-loved poems. I would highly recommend this for those who are new to Emily Dickinson, and also to her more established admirers. She has a unique philosophy of life. She has a unique way of expressing herself which is formal, restrained, and yet conveying deep emotion in just a few words. She never sought money or publicity, or even to publish much. Only about ten of her hundreds of poems were published during her lifetime. She wrote because she needed to express what was inside.

Sometimes she felt anxiety about death and the afterlife. Other times, she rejoiced about the pleasures of this life.

I hope you all enjoy reading this.

[لَيلى · Rating 5 out of 5]

«So we must keep apart,
You there, I here,
With just the door ajar
That oceans are,
And prayer,
And that pale sustenance,
Despair!»