EMILY DICKINSO

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*Born December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts

*“Magnum bonum, harem scarum” was first poem

published in 1850-all poems were published without

credit* Only published between 7-11 poems before her death*Died May 15, 1886 after

two and a half years of poor health

“FIND ECSTASY IN LIFE; THE MERE SENSE OF LIVING IS JOY ENOUGH.”

*Extremely private. Shied away from social

gatherings, but active in letter writing.

*Legend has it that Dickinson always wore

white. Her one surviving dress is white and she was buried in white. This rumor was started and propagated by townspeople and family. *Choose to publish her work

anonymously. *Opposed popular

sentiments.

FUN FACTS

Was a very defiant individual.

*In her youth she attended a seminary school, but

refused to confess her faith. *Refused to publish poems

under her name. *Wrote her poems in

unusual meter.

In spite of eye problems Dickinson wrote until her death. The importance of

her writing was not discovered until her

younger sister found a cabinet containing 1,147

poems. All were in reasonable condition and

833 were bound, stitched by Dickinson.

“THE POSSIBLE SLOW FUSE IS LIT BY THE

IMAGINATION.”

• “Hope” is the thing with feathers

• “Why do I love” You Sir?• A Bird Came Down

• A Book• I’m nobody! Who are you?

• Success is Counted Sweetest

• I Died For Beauty• Tell All The Truth

FAMOUS POEMS

“Emily Dickinson can be seen as eccentric or as

psychologically unbalanced or even crazy.”

“One of America’s

greatest poets.”

“Dickinson’s voice is…

unmistakable.”

“There is no doubt that critics are justified in complaining

that her work is often cryptic in thought and unmelodious in expression.”-R.P. Blackmur

WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT EMILY DICKINSON