Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Largely unpublished and unknown during her lifetime, her work is now widely regarded as canonical. Her poems have a unique style, piercing intelligence and wit.
Background
- Born in
- Amherst
- Educated at
- Mount Holyoke CollegeWilbraham & Monson AcademyAmherst Academy
- Awards
- 🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."
"Heart, we will forget him,You and I, tonight!You must forget the warmth he gave,I will forget the light."
"That I shall love always, I argue theethat love is life,and life hath immortality"
"We outgrow love like other things and put it in a drawer, till it an antique fashion shows like costumes grandsires wore."
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Timeline
1830
Born
Birth1886
Died
Death
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