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El viento comenzó a mecer la hierba
Emily Dickinson fue una mujer inteligente, rebelde y culta que, en su encierro voluntario en la habitación de su casa en Amherst, construyó una de las obras más sólidas de la literatura universal. Como señala Juan Marqués en la presentación, sus poemas «además de ser escritos, en principio, exclusivamente para la inmensa minoría de sí misma, fueron, a un tiempo, complicadísimos y simples, alegres y tristes, transparentes y enigmáticos. Son poemas que acompañan y ayudan a vivir a quien los lee, que enseñan a observar mejor, que obligan a ser más compasivo». Aunque su obra es muy extensa, hemos preferido editar un libro pequeño, íntimo, dickinsoniano, para lo que ha sido fundamental la visión poética de las ilustraciones de Kike de la Rubia.
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Published August 4, 2014
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Emily Dickinson
1,559 books6,856 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.
For more information, please see http://www.answers.com/topic/emily-di...
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 27, 2024
No me mal entiendan, amé los poemas de Emily Dickinson. Me parece que hubiéramos Sido buena compañía para la otra. Sin embargo, me ahoga tanta adulación sobre la obra de una mujer, tan fuerte entre muchos, tan poca hasta la fecha y que sea presentada por los tantos que siempre están presentes en la literatura. Creo que nosotras tenemos la fuerza y voz suficiente para hacerlo. Sería más alentador para todas las pequeñas almas que algún día soñamos con compartir con el mundo nuestra pequeña Habitación.
June 8, 2023
Mi primera toma de contacto con Dickinson. Habrá sin duda más. La historia de su vida es extrañamente apasionante, pero para conocerla, no para vivirla. En cambio, su poesía es extraordinaria en todos los sentidos posibles. ¡Cuánta filosofía, cuánta imaginación, cuánta complejidad, cuánta sencillez, de la que fue capaz en sus versos!
August 18, 2024
Mi favorito:
«La esperanza» es esa cosa con plumas
que se posa en el alma
y canta una canción sin letra
y nunca, nunca se calla.
Y más dulce suena en el temporal,
y fuerte debe ser la tormenta
que pueda acallar al pajarillo
que a tantos consuela.
Lo he oído en las tierras más frías
y en los más exóticos mares,
aunque jamás me pidió una migaja,
ni en las mayores adversidades.
«La esperanza» es esa cosa con plumas
que se posa en el alma
y canta una canción sin letra
y nunca, nunca se calla.
Y más dulce suena en el temporal,
y fuerte debe ser la tormenta
que pueda acallar al pajarillo
que a tantos consuela.
Lo he oído en las tierras más frías
y en los más exóticos mares,
aunque jamás me pidió una migaja,
ni en las mayores adversidades.
June 3, 2024
Poesía dulce, puntual, breve...
January 8, 2025
mi primer acercamiento a dickinson y es amor a primera lectura 💘
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