EMILY DICKINSON

BACKGROUND INFO

• She was born December 10, 1830.
• Spent almost her entire life in Amherst, Massachusetts.
• Grew up in a very academic family.
• She was independent writer & isolated herself from the public.
• Only a few of her poems were published before her death.

HER WRITING

• She was one of the GREATEST American poets.
• Had over 1100 poems that expressed pain, joy, love and nature.
• 800 poems were put in a handmade book.
• This book is called "Fascicles" and was rarely shared with anyone.
• Few publishers appreciated her unusual writing patterns.

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• Her poems were very inspirational.
• Especially to other women.
• They continue to inspire authors today as well.
• She contributed to American literature with her
• astonishing writings, which were quite original.

SOME OF HER POEMS

• Hope is the Thing with Feathers
• Because I Could not Stop for Death
• T'is So Much Joy
• Much Madness

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• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AinRZ2fy1s0

WORK CITED

• Emily Dickinson Timeline." Shmoop. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2013. http://www.shmoop.com/emily-dickinson/timeline.html
• Emily Dickinson." Emily Dickinson. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2013. http://wps.ablongman.com/long_kennedy_lfpd_9/0,9130,1490007-,00.html
• Emily Dickinson: The Writing Years (1855-186Emily Dickinson: The Writing Years (1855-1865) | Emily Dickinson Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2013.