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Emily Dickinson (10 December 1830 15 May 1886 / Amherst /

Massachusetts)

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, 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... more Click here to add this poet to your My Favorite Poets.

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"Arcturus" is his other name "Faith" is a fine invention "Heaven" has different Signsto me "Heaven"is what I cannot reach! "Hope" is the thing with feathers "Houses"so the Wise Men tell me "I want"it pleadedAll its ... "Morning"means "Milking"to... "Nature" is what we see "Unto Me?" I do not know you "Why do I love" You, Sir? A Bird Came Down A Book A Burdockclawed my Gown More poems of Emily Dickinson

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''A Route of Evanescence With a revolving Wheel''

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. A Route of Evanescence (l. 1-2). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) ...

''My Life had stooda Loaded Gun In Cornerstill a Day The Owner passedidentified And carried Me away''

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. My Life had stooda Loaded Gun (l. 1-4). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson...

''Wild NightsWild Nights! Were I with thee Wild Nights should be Our luxury!''

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. Wild Nights! Wild Nights! (L. 1-4). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed....

''The mail from Tunis, probably, An easy Morning's Ride''

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), U.S. poet. A Route of Evanescence (l. 7-8). . . The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Thomas H. Johnson, ed. (1960) ...

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Sh*t be cray cray she was a good lady

Mikhail Conrad(10/16/2012 5:48:00 AM)

I love Emily- she's amazing.

Dougie Fresh(7/10/2012 3:20:00 PM)

If you like Emily, try some of my poems..they too are dark!

Sayeed Abubakar(5/18/2012 10:46:00 PM)

A poetess of cool head, deep thought and profound faith.

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