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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Though virtually unknown in her lifetime, Dickinson has come to be regarded, along with Walt Whitman, as one of the two quintessential American poets of the 19th century. In fact, it is commonly conjectured that Contemporary North American Poetry extends outward along two principal currents, that which flows from Whitman and that which flows from Dickinson. Curiously enough, the two poets are almost opposite in personality, prosody, poetic manifesto and style.
Dickinson lived an introverted and hermetic life, which has inspired numerous biographers and voluminous speculation, mostly about her sexuality, of which little is definitively known. Although she wrote, at latest count, 1789 poems, only a handful of them were published during her lifetime, all anonymously and probably without her knowledge.
Life
Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a prominent family well known for their political and educational influence. Her grandfather, Samuel Fowler Dickinson (1775 – 1838), was one of the founders of Amherst College, whose campus stands less than a mile from the family's home. Her father, Edward Dickinson (1803 – 1874), was a lawyer and treasurer for the college. He was also politically prominent, serving on the Massachusetts General Court from 1838 to 1842, the Massachusetts Senate from 1842 to 1843, and the U.S. House of Representatives (to which he was elected as a Whig candidate in 1852). The poet's mother, Emily Norcross Dickinson (1804 – 1882) was quiet and chronically ill. William Austin Dickinson (1829 – 1895), usually known by his middle name, was her older brother. He later married Dickinson's most intimate friend Susan Gilbert in 1856 and made his home next door to the house in which Emily lived most of her life. Their younger sister, Lavinia Norcross Dickinson (1833 – 1899), often known as "Vinnie," encouraged the posthumous editing and publishing of her sister's poetry. More on [ Emily Dickinson ]
RT @YouGotWho: "My friends are my estate." ~ Emily Dickinson
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"My friends are my estate." ~ Emily Dickinson
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"My friends are my estate." ~ Emily Dickinson
"There are more possibilities available in each moment than we realize" Emily Dickinson
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"There are more possibilities available in each moment than we realize" Emily Dickinson
Todo meu patrimônio sã os meus amigos" Emily Dickinson.
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About Emily Dickinson: Continuing Enigma - Emily Dickinson, American poet, from your About.com. Guide. Here's the story of how the enigmatic Emily Dickinson's poems came to public attention. Plus: carefully selected Emily Dickinson links.
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Astrocartography of Emily Dickinson - Biography of Emily Dickinson, focus on how the planetary metaphor of Saturn was reflected in the poet's life and work, by astrocartographer Rob Couteau.
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Bartleby.com: Emily Dickinson - Provides a brief profile, article and a complete collection of 597 poems by the poet.
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Dickinson - Photos, background information, and literary criticisms.
Dickinson and James: Creative Exploration - This site showcases the creative and scholarly works of students inspired by Emily Dickinson and Henry James - an example of a way to use Emily Dickinson in the classroom.
Emily Dickinson - The Academy of American Poets presents a biography, photograph, and selected poems.
Emily Dickinson - Biography and Poems by AmericanPoems.com - This Emily Dickinson page includes a detailed biography and more than 350 of her poems. The versions of the poems are from Thomas Johnson's book (1955).
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Emily Dickinson @ Heart's Ease - Brief biography, selected works and further resources.
Emily Dickinson International Society - The Society creates a forum for scholarship on Dickinson and her relation to the tradition of American poetry and women's literature.
Emily Dickinson: Literature Network - Includes a biography, selected poems and a search feature.
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Erin's Emily Dickinson Page - Site great for researchers. Includes selected poems, brief biography, related links, and magazine/journal articles related to Dickinson.
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Poetry of Emily Dickinson - A brief biography of Dickinson, as well as three of her poems and a selection of related reading material available both online and off.
Special Collections - The Special Collection at the Jones Library has information/articles related to the recent Dickinson forgery.
The Dickinson Homestead - Article about the poet, her life, her works and her home in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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