Emily Dickinson (1830-1886),American poet,is considered one of the vibrates poets in American literature.Her unique,gem like lyrics are distillations of profound feeling and original intellect that stand outside the mainstream of 19th-century American literature. Dickinson wrote 1775 poems.Dickinson never intended any of them to be published; she wrote,not for the sake of art,but rather to express her emotions about life. Many of Dickinson’s works are written in free verse and are short, their shortness inspires readers to have a deeper thought process to understand them and many demand a second look.Emily could take her thoughts,beliefs, and emotions and transform them into words and then into a poem that was truly from her heart.Most of Dickinson’s focus was on nature,life,immortality,and the mind;however,she was extremely interested in writing about death and love.As a result,Dickinson’s obsessions with achieving an understanding of death and illustrating the power of love dominate her poetry
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