Product Description

Unpublished in her lifetime, Emily Dickinson's, intensely personal lyrics have been much admired and very influential since.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59047 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Customer Reviews

Sassy, short poems with big ideas
So... I know my title sounds like a description of a twenty-first century poet. I would never usually apply the word 'sassy' to writing so old. However, Emily is timeless. My friends and I, who studied her avidly for A Level, can imagine her hiding away in a big house somewhere even today, looking at the world through her bitingly cynical eyes. The poetry is very very difficult, and thus, extremely rewarding. I liken it to problem solving - on first reading one of the poems, usually with a maximum of 6 stanzas, you think you'll never understand it. There are so few words, and seemingly the syntax is all wrong, but after a few reads, it all fits together beautifully.

I just love Emily's tone, always with that slight smirk behind it, as if inviting a gasp of shock. Her rythms are often like playground taunts, but her subject matter (from death to religion to nature to marriage) is far from childish. That, for me, is the beauty of the writing, which encapsulates huge ideas and comments in little bubbles of stanzas.

For such a recluse, Emily has an incredible perspective on the world.

excellent top quality book
good value. simply put this short collection of her work is accesable and brilliant value. its a nice length and well worth the money

Taste and see
A cheap and easy way to try out Emily's poetry.It prompted me to buy the complete works .Undoubtedly the best American poet especially if you prefer shorter poetry.