Emily Dickinson
The video based on her life has been replaced by these notes. Print them out.
Click here for an introduction to her poetry by John Green.
Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst at the Homestead on December 10, 1830. Her quiet life was infused with a creative energy that produced almost 1800 poems and a profusion of vibrant letters. Her lively Childhood and Youth were filled with schooling, reading, explorations of nature, religious activities, significant friendships, and several key encounters with poetry. Her most intense Writing Years consumed the decade of her late 20s and early 30s; during that time she composed almost 1100 poems. She made few attempts to publish her work, choosing instead to share them privately with family and friends. In her Later Years Dickinson increasingly withdrew from public life. Her garden, her family (especially her brother’s family at The Evergreens) and close friends, and health concerns occupied her.
With a few exceptions, her poetry remained virtually unpublished until after she died on May 15, 1886. After her death, her poems and life story were brought to the attention of the wider world through the competing efforts of family members and intimates.
Click here for an article on the major characteristics of Dickinson's writing
Click here for a link to some tips on reading her poetry. VERY GOOD LINK!
-From The Emily Dickinson Museum
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Emily Dickinson is located on pages 402-418 of our current textbook.
Here are the class notes on Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman
-Here is an interesting animated video of her poem, "Because I Could not Stop for Death"
-Here is the song version of the same poem by Natalie Merchant and Susan McKeown
-Here is an eerie animated video of her poem, "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died"
-Here is a link to an interesting story on NPR about why Dickinson should be appreciated
-Here is an article about her seclusion
With a few exceptions, her poetry remained virtually unpublished until after she died on May 15, 1886. After her death, her poems and life story were brought to the attention of the wider world through the competing efforts of family members and intimates.
Click here for an article on the major characteristics of Dickinson's writing
Click here for a link to some tips on reading her poetry. VERY GOOD LINK!
-From The Emily Dickinson Museum
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Emily Dickinson is located on pages 402-418 of our current textbook.
Here are the class notes on Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman
-Here is an interesting animated video of her poem, "Because I Could not Stop for Death"
-Here is the song version of the same poem by Natalie Merchant and Susan McKeown
-Here is an eerie animated video of her poem, "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died"
-Here is a link to an interesting story on NPR about why Dickinson should be appreciated
-Here is an article about her seclusion