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Famous Poet: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
A short biography of Emily Dickinson with my favorite of her poems.
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'Waking the Dead'
An analysis of the problems inherent in rediscovering and 'rewriting' the lives of nineteenth century women poets.
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Classic Authors: Emily Dickinson
The first in a series about classic authors, the article contains a brief biography of Emily Dickinson.
emily dickinson • amherst • poetry • american women poets

December Poet – Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her poem "'Twas just this time, last year, I died" looks beyond the death of the speaker.
emily dickinson • ’twas just this time last year i died • amherst • slant rime • death

Dickinson Homestead
The home of poet Emily Dickinson is open for public tours.
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Dickinson's After great pain
This essay analyzes Dickinson's poem, "After great pain," while supporting the claim that the poem is relevant to all human suffering.
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Dickinson's Each Life Converges
The speaker of Emily Dickinson's mystic poem offers a refreshing look at the soul's journey from the astral plane to the physical plane. It also alludes to reincarnation.
emily dickinson • johnson • each life converges • soul • heaven

Dickinson's I cannot dance upon my Toes
Emily Dickinson famously lived a reclusive life, and she cherished her privacy. She often dramatizes in poems the great joy this solitude afforded her.
emily dickinson • i cannot dance upon my toes • ballet • opera • soul

Dickinson's I'll tell you how the Sun rose
The speaker in Dickinson's poem, "I'll tell you how the Sun rose," dramatizes what she knows about the sunrise but then hazards only a dramatic guess about sunset.
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Dickinson's The Only News I Know
Poem number 827 in Johnson's The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson offers a glimpse of the poet's satisfying daily existence.
emily dickinson • the only news i know • mystic • spiritual • immortality

Emily Dickinson: The Men in Her Life
Whether Emily Dickinson had lovers is still a mystery, however there were a number of men that may have influenced her intense and passionate poetry.
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Emily Dickinson: Religious Exile?
The articles analyses images of religious exile and exclusion in the poetry of Emily Dickinson
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Lydia Sigourney
An introduction to Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney, who was a very famous poet in her own time.
lydia howard huntley sigourney • poetry • poems • emily dickinson • school

Reading Poems in the New Year
Six easy steps for understanding poetry better! Learn to read and appreciate poetry in the new year.
appreciation • understanding • poems • sylvia plath • emily dickinson

Review: A Southern Line and Other Poems
Suite 101.com's own Thomas James Martin displays his significant poetic talent in this superb ebook of poems.
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The Moth of Amherst
With a penchant for wearing all white, this poet was rarely seen and her poems were rarely heard until after her death.
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The Reclusive Emily Dickinson
A discussion of American poet Emily Dickinson's reclusive nature as a distraction from the what should be the reader's true focus on her life -- her poetry.
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Dickinson's A Light exists in Spring
The speaker in Emily Dickinson's "A Light exists in Spring" is striving to portray a certain kind of light that "exists [only] in Spring" or very near spring.
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Dickinson's Slant of Light
Dickinson was a keen observer of her environment, dramatizing her reactions in poems. Her sense of melancholy informs her observations of light on winter afternoons.
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Dickinson's The Soul selects her own Society
Emily Dickinson's "The Soul selects her own Society" reveals the private motivation for the poet's own tradition of living a nearly monastic life.
emily dickinson • the soul selects her own society • i heard a fly buzz • i taste a liquor never brewed • it sifts from leaden sieves

Dickinson's Why do I love you, Sir?
The speaker of Dickinson's oddly punctuated poem uses logic to demonstrate the reasoning that leads the created soul to love for its Creator.
emily dickinson • “why do i love” you sir? • thomas wentworth higginson • mabel loomis todd • thomas h. johnson

Dickinson, the "Real Good Guy"
Women have played a significant role in the development of poetry. Unfortunately, this contribution has received scant attention until now. Women's poetry occupies a lead position in the revitalization of the genre that critics only thirty years ago were calling "dead."
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Dickinson’s Spiritual Intoxication
The poem "I taste a liquor never brewed" portrays the speaker's spiritual intoxication through an extended metaphor likening her soul drunkenness to alcohol inebriation.
dickinson’s spiritual intoxication • i taste a liquor never brewed • mystical state • soul awareness • metaphorical alcohol

Emily's Brain
Emily Dickinson's poem, "The Brain - is wider than the Sky," compares and contrasts three entities with the human brain: the sky, the sea, and God.
emily dickinson • the brain is wider than the sky • comparing and contrasting • sky • sea

Lyric Poetry
Lyric poetry is the most common form of poetry; it does not tell a story as the epic and narrative forms do; the lyric poem has grown into many forms since ancient times.
lyric poetry • kinds of poetry • greek chorus • the lyre • song

Romantic Wedding Readings
Wedding readings are loving, tender and poignant additions to any wedding ceremony or reception. Choosing romantic verse highlights the purpose of this singular day.
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The Death of Dalziel
Reginald Hill excels himself in "The Death of Dalziel," which begins with Dalziel himself being blown up, leaving Pascoe to investigate a complex series of crimes.
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Uncommon Mentors
Every poet needs a person who will offer honest criticism. Relationships with colleagues and professors can help to strengthen any poet's skills.
mentor • emily dickinson • ee cummings • philip larkin • james dickey

What is Poetry?
Readers know a poem when they see it, but poetry does more than exist as a form: poetry portrays and often dramatizes the experience of human emotional life.
what is poetry • knowning and feeling become one • emily dickinson • rod mckuen • defining art

‘A Bird came down the Walk'
This poem is one of Dickinson's many fun poems loaded with clever plays on words, making a keen observation that serves to remind the reader of images stored in memory.
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Grandmother's Garden by May Brawley Hill
Grandmother's Garden: The Old Fashioned American Garden 1865 - 1915 by May Brawley Hill leads a historical journey following the evolution of American Gardens.
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Great True Stories
From Truman Capote to lesser-known authors, this list of narrative non-fiction stories will keep you absorbed and perhaps lead you to revisit the stories in the future.
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Linda Pastan
Linda Pastan has been lauded for her attention to detail and compared to Emily Dickinson, and her poetry readings are delightful.
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Poetic Weaknesses in Locksley Hall
Locksley Hall by Alfred Lord Tennyson is a popular poem, but is blemished by deficiencies in its poetic structure and language, and also the persona's disagreeability.
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Profile - Rachel Tzvia Back
Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1960, Rachel Tzvia Back relocated to Israel in 1980. She returns often to the United States to give poetry readings.
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The Nun of Amherst
Emily Dickinson's life resembled that of a monastic. She lived a quiet life of contemplation, and she filled her poems with flowers, birds, divinity, and immortality.
emily dickinson • nun of amherst • nineteenth century • american poet • fascicles

Burdock: The Wandering Herb, Part III
There are just a few more things to say about burdock, and it may amuse you to know who said them! I've also included two easy recipes that feature this interesting, albeit stubborn, herb.
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Dickinson’s Winter Welcome
The speaker in Emily Dickinson's short winter poem slyly humbles the cold season but not before distinguishing its multitude of genuine positive attributes.
dickinson’s winter welcome • winter is good — his hoar delights • robert frost’s tricky speakers • slant rime • summer

Women's Poetry - Why?
A reflection on the state of women's poetry in the world today.
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Bread - Part 2 - A Simple Recipe
Here is a simple recipe for a loaf of home-baked bread. With some adult help, even boys and girls as young as four years old can put together a loaf of bread. This recipe might look difficult, but a wonderful loaf of bread is your reward if you carefully stick to each step and are patient.
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