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EmilyDickinson

EmilyDickinson（1830-1886）wasanAmericanlyricalpoet,andanobsessivelyprivatewriter--onlysevenofhersome1800poemswerepublishedduringherlifetime.Dickinsonwithdrewfromsocialcontactattheageof23anddevotedherselfinsecretintowriting.

DickinsonwasborninAmherst,Massachusetts,toafamilywellknownforeducationalandpoliticalactivity.Herfather,anorthodoxCalvinist,wasalawyerandtreasurerofAmherstCollege,andalsoservedinCongress.ShewaseducatedatAmherstAcademy（1834-47）andMountHolyokeFemaleSeminary（1847-48）.Around1850Dickinsonstartedtowritepoems,firstinfairlyconventionalstyle,butaftertenyearsofpracticeshebegantogiveroomforexperiments.Fromc.1858sheassembledmanyofherpoemsinpacketsof'fascicles',whichsheboundherselfwithneedleandthread.

AftertheCivilWarDickinsonrestrictedhercontactsoutsideAmhersttoexchangeofletters,dressedonlyinwhiteandsawfewofthevisitorswhocametomeether.Infact,mostofhertimeshespentinherroom.Althoughshelivedasecludedlife,herlettersrevealknowledgeofthewritingsofJohnKeats,JohnRuskin,andSirThomasBrowne.Dickinson'semotionalliferemainsmysterious,despitemuchspeculationaboutapossibledisappointedloveaffair.Twocandidateshavebeenpresented:

ReverendCharlesWadsworth,withwhomshecorresponded,andSamuelBowles,editoroftheSpringfieldRepublican,towhomsheaddressedmanypoems.

AfterDickinson'sdeathin1886,hersisterLaviniabroughtoutherpoems.Sheco-editedthreevolumesfrom1891to1896.Despiteitseditorialimperfections,thefirstvolumebecamepopular.Intheearlydecadesofthetwentiethcentury,MarthaDickinsonBianchi,thepoet'sniece,transcribedandpublishedmorepoems,andin1945BoltsOfMelodyessentiallycompletedthetaskofbringingDickinson'spoemstothepublic.ThepublicationofThomasH.Johnson's1955editionofEmilyDickinson'spoemsfinallygavereadersacompleteandaccuratetext.

Dickinson'sworkshavehadconsiderableinfluenceonmodernpoetry.Herfrequentuseofdashes,sporadiccapitalizationofnouns,off-rhymes,brokenmetre,unconventionalmetaphorshavecontributedherreputationasoneofthemostinnovativepoetsof19th-centuryAmericanliterature.Laterfeministcriticshavechallengedthepopularconceptionofthepoetasareclusive,eccentricfigure,andunderlinedherintellectualandartisticsophistication.

SomepoemsofEmilyDickinsonseemtobetranscendental,yetnotquite.Sheappearstosearchfortheuniversaltruthsandinvestigatethecircumstancesofthehumancondition:

senseoflife,immortality,God,faith,placeofmanintheuniverse.EmilyDickinsonquestionsabsolutesandherargumentationismultisided.Thepoetictechniquethatsheusesinvolvesmakingabstractconcrete,whichcreatesastrikingimagerylikethatofahandofthewindcombingtheSky.

IndexofFirstLines

Abirdcamedownthewalk

Acapofleadacrossthesky

Acharminvestsaface

Aclockstopped—notthemantel’s

Adeath-blowisalife-blowtosome

Adeedknocksfirstatthought

Adewsufficeditself

Adoorjustopenedonastreet

Adrift!

Alittleboatadrift!

Adropfellontheappletree

Adventuremostuntoitself

Afacedevoidofloveorgrace

Afraid?

OfwhomamIafraid?

Afterahundredyears

Ah,Teneriffe!

Aladyreduponthehill

Alightexistsinspring

Alittleoverflowingword

AlittlemadnessintheSpring

AlittleoverJordan

Alittleroadnotmadeofman

Allcircumstancesaretheframe

AllImay,ifsmall

Allovergrownbycunningmoss

Along,longsleep,afamoussleep

Alter?

Whenthehillsdo

Ambitioncannotfindhim

Amodestlot,afame‘petite’

Amplemakethisbed

Amurmurinthetreestonote

Anarrowfellowinthegrass

Aneverywhereofsilver

Analteredlookaboutthehills

Anawfultempestmashedtheair

Angelsintheearlymorning

Apoortornheart,atatteredheart

Apparentlywithnosurprise

Aprecious,moulderingpleasure’tis

Aprompt,executiveBirdistheJay

Arcturusishisothername

Arefriendsdelightorpain?

Arouteofevanescence

Asepal,petal,andathorn

Ashadyfriendfortorriddays

Asicknessofthisworlditmostoccasions

Asbythedeadwelovetosit

Aschildrenbidtheguestgood-night

Asfarfrompityascomplaint

AsifsomelittleArcticflower

Asimperceptiblyasgrief

Ashesdenotethatfirewas

Asloopofamberslipsaway

Asolemnthingitwas,Isaid

Asomethinginasummer’sday

Aspidersewedatnight

Athalf-pastthreeasinglebird

Athoughtwentupmymindto-day

Athroeuponthefeatures

Atlasttobeidentified!

Atleasttoprayisleft,isleft

Atoadcandieoflight!

Atrainwentthroughaburialgate

Atriumphmaybeofseveralkinds

Awordisdead

Awoundeddeerleapshighest

BeautycrowdsmetillIdie

BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath

BeforeIgotmyeyeputout

Beforetheiceisinthepools

Beforeyouthoughtofspring

Belshazzarhadaletter

Bereavedofall,Iwentabroad

Besidestheautumnpoetssing

Blazingingoldandquenchinginpurple

BlessGod,hewentassoldiers

BloomupontheMountain,stated

Bringmethesunsetinacup

Candor,mytepidFriend

Comeslowly,Eden!

CouldIbutrideindefinite

Couldmortallipdivine

Crisisissweetand,setofHeart

Dareyouseeasoulatthewhiteheat?

DearMarch,comein!

Deathisadialoguebetween

Deathisliketheinsect

Deathsetsathingsignificant

Delayedtillshehadceasedtoknow

Delightbecomespictorial

Departedtothejudgment

Didtheharebellloosehergirdle

DistanceisnottherealmofFox

Doubtme,mydimcompanion!

DownTime’squaintstream

Drabhabitationofwhom?

Droppedintothe

Drowningisnotsopitiful

Dustistheonlysecret

Eachlifeconvergestosomecentre

Eachthatwelosetakespartofus

Edenisthatold-fashionedHouse

Elijah’swagonknewnothill

Elysiumisasfarasto

Essentialoilsarewrung

Excepttheheavenhadcomesonear

Exceptthesmallersize,noLivesareround

Excepttoheaven,sheisnought

ExhilarationistheBreeze

Experimenttome

Exultationisthegoing

Faithisafineinvention

Fameisaficklefood

FarfromlovetheHeavenlyFather

Fartherinsummerthanthebirds

Fateslewhim,buthedidnotdrop

Father,Ibringtheenotmyself

Fewgetenough,—enoughisone

Finitetofail,butinfinitetoventure

FollowwiseOrion

Forbiddenfruitaflavorhas

ForDeath,—orrather

Foreachecstaticinstant

Forevercherishedbethetree

Frequentlythewoodsarepink

Fromallthejailstheboysandgirls

Fromcocoonforthabutterfly

Fromuseshewanderednowayear

Givelittleanguish

Giveninmarriageuntothee

Glee!

thegreatstormisover!

Gloryisthatbrighttragicthing

GlowingisherBonnet

Godgavealoaftoeverybird

Godmadealittlegentian

Godpermitsindustriousangels

Goingtoheaven!

Goingtohim!

Happyletter!

Tellhim

Goodnight!

whichputthecandleout?

Greatstreetsofsilenceledaway

Hadthisonedaynotbeen

Haveyougotabrookinyourlittleheart

Heartnotsoheavyasmine

Heart,wewillforgethim!

Heateanddrankthepreciouswords

HeaveniswhatIcannotreach!

‘HeavenlyFather,’taketothee

Hefumblesatyourspirit

Hepreachedupon‘breadth’

Heputthebeltaroundmylife

Herfinalsummerwasit

HerGraceisallshehas

Her‘LastPoems’

Hetouchedme,soIlivetoknow

HighfromtheearthIheardabird

Hisbillanaugeris

HisCheekishisBiographer

Hismind,ofmanasecretmakes

Hopeisasubtleglutton

Hopeisthethingwithfeathers

Howdaretherobinssing

Howdestituteishe

Howhappyisthelittlestone

Howmanytimestheselowfeetstaggered

Howstillthebellsinsteeplesstand

Howtheoldmountainsdripwithsunset

Iaskednootherthing

IbetwitheveryWindthatblew

Ibreathedenoughtolearnthetrick

Ibringanunaccustomedwine

Ican’ttellyou,butyoufeelit

Icanwadegrief

Icannotlivewithyou

Ididnotreachthee

Idiedforbeauty,butwasscarce

Idreadedthatfirstrobinso

Ienvyseaswhereonherides

Ifanybody’sfriendbedead

Ifeltacleavageinmymind

Ifeltafuneralinmybrain

IfIcanstoponeheartfrombreaking

IfIcouldtellhowgladIwas

IfImayhaveitwhenit’sdead

IfIshoulddie

IfIshouldn’tbealive

Ifitforthem

Ifoundthephrasetoeverythought

Ifpainforpeaceprepares

Ifrecollectingwereforgetting

Ifthefoolishcallthem‘flowers’

IftollingbellIaskthecause

Ifwhatwecouldwerewhatwewould

Ifyouwerecominginthefall

Igaineditso

Igavemyselftohim

Ihadadailybliss

Ihadaguineagolden

Ihadbeenhungryalltheyears

Ihadnocausetobeawake

Ihadnotimetohate,because

Ihaveakingwhodoesnotspeak

Ihavenolifebutthis

Ihavenottoldmygardenyet

IheardaflybuzzwhenIdied

Iheldajewelinmyfingers

Ihidemyselfwithinmyflower

Iknowaplacewheresummerstrives

Iknowsomelonelyhousesofftheroad

Iknowthatheexists

Ilikealookofagony

Iliketoseeitlapthemiles

Ilivewithhim,Iseehisface

Ilivedondread;tothosewhoknow

I’lltellyouhowthesunrose

Ilostaworldtheotherday

Imanytimesthoughtpeacehadcome

I’mceded,I’vestoppedbeingtheirs

ImeanttofindherwhenIcame

Imeanttohavebutmodestneeds

ImeasureeverygriefImeet

Immortalisanampleword

ImmuredinHeaven!

WhataCell!

I’mnobody!

Whoareyou?

I’mthinkingofthatothermorn

I’mwife;I’vefinishedthat