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The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Poetry for the Ages
One of America's most beloved poets, Emily Dickinson continues to captivate generations of readers. This edition includes some of her most enduring poems,
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118 pages, Paperback
Published April 6, 2020
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Emily Dickinson
1,559 books6,863 followersEmily 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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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.
For more information, please see http://www.answers.com/topic/emily-di...
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January 25, 2022
I have to be honest, I haven't finished it as a whole. But the thing with poetry books is you really don't finish them. You buy them open them randomly and read what's given to you. It's like an affirmation book but you won't know whether it's gonna destroy your day or complete it.
Emily Dickinson's poems are a treasure to this world. She is one of the best, if not the BEST poets of all time. I like how she turned her poems into a fairytale. Not in an Anne Sexton type of fairytale-re-telling nor a Grim one type. She is her own. And hers alone.
I was reading one of her poems, my favorite one: Summer Shower. And I was expecting it to be a sad one. But it cheered me up. I get a clear view of what she said and imagined the whole thing like I was at that moment. I was like Alice and her words are Wonderland.
Emily Dickinson's poems are a treasure to this world. She is one of the best, if not the BEST poets of all time. I like how she turned her poems into a fairytale. Not in an Anne Sexton type of fairytale-re-telling nor a Grim one type. She is her own. And hers alone.
I was reading one of her poems, my favorite one: Summer Shower. And I was expecting it to be a sad one. But it cheered me up. I get a clear view of what she said and imagined the whole thing like I was at that moment. I was like Alice and her words are Wonderland.
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