Who is Emily Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet.

Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. After studying at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she briefly attended the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's house in Amherst.

Evidence suggests that Dickinson lived much of her life in isolation. Considered an eccentric by locals, she developed a penchant for white clothing and was known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence.

While Dickinson was a prolific poet, f...
Read Full Biography

Emily Dickinson Poems

• Aacun Avis Ne Lui A Donne
  Aucun avis ne lui a donné, mais un changement
  - pas de message, mais un soupir - pour qui, le
  temps n'a pas suffi à ce qu'elle précise. Elle
  n'était pas chaude, bien que l'été brillait Ni ...
• El Trabajo Más Duro De Todos Los Hombres Por Honor
  1193
  
  El trabajo más duro de todos los hombres por Honor
  Pero no se sabe que ganen ...
• Alle Männer Für Ehre Arbeiten Am Härtesten
  1193
  
  Alle Männer für Ehre arbeiten am härtesten
  Aber es ist nicht bekannt, dass sie verdienen ...
• Tous Les Hommes Pour Honor Travaillent Dur
  1193
  
  Tous les hommes pour Honor travaillent dur
  Mais ne sont pas connus pour gagner ...
• Comme La Pluie, ça Sonnait Jusqu'à Ce Qu'elle Se Courbe
  1235
  
  Comme la pluie, ça sonnait jusqu'à ce qu'elle se courbe
  Et puis j'ai de nouveaux «twas Wind- ...

Read All Poems

Top 10 most used topics by Emily Dickinson

Away 262 Never 211 Life 199 Sun 195 Death 170 Time 168 Face 165 Night 154 Soul 153 God 148

Emily Dickinson Quotes

• I dwell in possibility...
• Because I could not stop for Death -- He kindly stopped for me -- The carriage held but just ourselves And immortality.
• Becuase I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality
• We turn not older with years, but newer every day.
• Hope is a thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without words And never stops at all.

Read All Quotes

Comments about Emily Dickinson

• Daegutaegist: wish we had poems like this to analyze at school instead of why emily dickinson couldn’t stop for death
• Just_meelle: saying nothing... sometimes says the most. ~emily dickinson
• Debsmouse: “life is a spell so exquisite that everything conspires to break it.”--emily dickinson
• Chikuwa100q_bot: 20. forever is/ composed of nows. [emily dickinson]
• Bottlecappress: the bee is not afraid of me and other poems, our first illustrated chapbook of classic poetry, is out now at

Read All Comments

---

Write your comment about Emily Dickinson

Your Name:

Your Comment:

Submit your comment

---

Michael: S do I'll try to io

---