Emily Dickinson: Letters
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Summary
The same voice and insights that make Emily Dickinson’s poems immortal can be found in the letters she wrote to her family and friends throughout her life。 The selection of letters presented here provides a fuller picture of the eccentric recluse of legend， showing how immersed in life she was: we see her tending her garden; baking bread; marking the marriages， births， and deaths of those she loved; reaching out for intellectual companionship; and confessing her personal joys and sorrows。
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ella r
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love love love these and her
Kellean
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In her poems， Emily Dickinson comes across as meditative and innovative。 We have the stereotype of her as a reclusive genius， trapped in the family house， scratching out poems that will never be published until she passes away。 Her letters though reveal a completely different portrait。 Her personality - whimsical， passionate， and witty - is a startling contrast to what we usually think of her。 In pen and paper， Emily Dickinson becomes flesh and blood in the reader's mind with her intense longing In her poems， Emily Dickinson comes across as meditative and innovative。 We have the stereotype of her as a reclusive genius， trapped in the family house， scratching out poems that will never be published until she passes away。 Her letters though reveal a completely different portrait。 Her personality - whimsical， passionate， and witty - is a startling contrast to what we usually think of her。 In pen and paper， Emily Dickinson becomes flesh and blood in the reader's mind with her intense longing for human connection， her fascination with death， or as she call it "Immortality，" and the grief it brings， her compassion and empathy for those who suffer， her generosity to friends and family， and a fierce love for nature。 Her letters capture， if only a little， the spirit and personality of a woman who quietly shared her works with a select few。 Read her poems to appreciate her imagination and genius; read her letters to even grasp an small understanding of her being。 。。。more
Sofia M。
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I find Mrs。 Todd very sus。 It’s like she basically carved the image that people still have of Emily today。。 （The eccentric， isolated， recluse）。 I’m salty AF at the fact that Mabel took it upon herself to edit some if these letters and omit things that she deemed too personal… Was also not surprised by the lack of letters to Sue on this volume knowing that it is now believed Todd purposely erased Sue’s name from letters when it got too queer or just a little two passionate for two best friends。 / I find Mrs。 Todd very sus。 It’s like she basically carved the image that people still have of Emily today。。 （The eccentric， isolated， recluse）。 I’m salty AF at the fact that Mabel took it upon herself to edit some if these letters and omit things that she deemed too personal… Was also not surprised by the lack of letters to Sue on this volume knowing that it is now believed Todd purposely erased Sue’s name from letters when it got too queer or just a little two passionate for two best friends。 //EMISUE4LIFE// 。。。more
Ruby Redl
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Where are all the letters to Sue？？ Emily wrote most of them to her and there are only two in the entire book？
julieta
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Emily Dickinson is one of my favorite poets。 It seems she breathes wisdom and beauty， her voice seems to be made of many layers， and the more you read her， the more you see how deep her writing is。 So I am very happy to have read this book， its her， writing to friends， to family， to loved ones。 It´s just so beautiful to be able to read this side of her。 Her images， her descriptions， and just her living her life is written and expressed in these letters。 Her humanity。 I loved this， and I will sur Emily Dickinson is one of my favorite poets。 It seems she breathes wisdom and beauty， her voice seems to be made of many layers， and the more you read her， the more you see how deep her writing is。 So I am very happy to have read this book， its her， writing to friends， to family， to loved ones。 It´s just so beautiful to be able to read this side of her。 Her images， her descriptions， and just her living her life is written and expressed in these letters。 Her humanity。 I loved this， and I will surely come back to read her。 In her poetry， I think that the more you read her the more you discover， I feel these letter are to have that effect too。 。。。more
Elisa
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✉️ LETTERS by Emily Dickinson ✉️For #TheFierceWomenBookclub we read this collection of letters by Emily Dickinson back in April。 I had no idea what to expect since I haven't even read any poetry by Dickinson， so I went in completely open-minded。 The letters were written with love and attention， Dickinson wrote such beautiful prose！ I did not like that the letters weren't in chronological order but divided by theme， which made it difficult to understand the timeline。 Other than that， it was great ✉️ LETTERS by Emily Dickinson ✉️For #TheFierceWomenBookclub we read this collection of letters by Emily Dickinson back in April。 I had no idea what to expect since I haven't even read any poetry by Dickinson， so I went in completely open-minded。 The letters were written with love and attention， Dickinson wrote such beautiful prose！ I did not like that the letters weren't in chronological order but divided by theme， which made it difficult to understand the timeline。 Other than that， it was great and I can't wait to read some of Emily Dickinson's poetry。 。。。more
Leann
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Fascinating read。。。。 I wish there had been some historical background with the letters。 I will need to read a biography in addition to the book of letters。 Dickinson is a very intriguing woman。
Jess d'Artagnan
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I enjoyed reading Emily's first-hand letters。 I didn't like how the book was set up， though。 The letters are not in chronological order but are grouped by topic。 There is also no biographical information included to help you understand the context of the letters which was frustrating。 I had to do a lot of research while reading the book to really get the impact and context of her letters。 It would have been much more effective to actually write that information in the book itself and to list the I enjoyed reading Emily's first-hand letters。 I didn't like how the book was set up， though。 The letters are not in chronological order but are grouped by topic。 There is also no biographical information included to help you understand the context of the letters which was frustrating。 I had to do a lot of research while reading the book to really get the impact and context of her letters。 It would have been much more effective to actually write that information in the book itself and to list the letters chronologically。 。。。more
Natalie Quinn
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"I come and see you a great many times every day， though I don't bring my body with me， so perhaps you don't know I'm there" I'm really into reading the letters of literary figures right now。 Dickinson's letters had so many beautifully written and poetic lines and I just loved reading them， "A mutual plum is not a plum" 。 "I come and see you a great many times every day， though I don't bring my body with me， so perhaps you don't know I'm there" I'm really into reading the letters of literary figures right now。 Dickinson's letters had so many beautifully written and poetic lines and I just loved reading them， "A mutual plum is not a plum" 。 。。。more
Lệ Lin
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3。5/5These letters were casually writing to friends and family but it could astonish readers by revealing a pure poet at heart。Emily Dickinson had been a mysterious individual to me before I read this book and she remains so even after I finished it。 Each letter to a recipient painted a different version of her （yet still genuine） and somehow， there is still a part that I could feel she was hiding among the gaps of those letters。 Emily Dickinson appeared through these letters as a private person 3。5/5These letters were casually writing to friends and family but it could astonish readers by revealing a pure poet at heart。Emily Dickinson had been a mysterious individual to me before I read this book and she remains so even after I finished it。 Each letter to a recipient painted a different version of her （yet still genuine） and somehow， there is still a part that I could feel she was hiding among the gaps of those letters。 Emily Dickinson appeared through these letters as a private person and a genius with words。 Each celebration， condolence and sympathy was distinctively written。 She also used metaphors so marvellously that I had to pause and dive deeper。 It can be a good book to open at random and revisit a page or two from time to time。This is the first title I got in the Everyman’s Library sets （specifically， the Pocket Poet Series）。 I am pleased with the book design so much and I hope to acquire more books from this series soon。 。。。more
Shelley
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When I toured the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst a few years ago， I picked up a slender volume of her letters at the gift shop。 I promptly forgot about the book until I started watching the Apple TV "Dickinson" series recently。 Inspired by the unique， contemporary approach to the poet's life in the 1800s， I started rereading some of her sublime poetry and picked up this book of letters。To say I was astonished by the language in these letters to friends and family is an understatement。 Reading When I toured the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst a few years ago， I picked up a slender volume of her letters at the gift shop。 I promptly forgot about the book until I started watching the Apple TV "Dickinson" series recently。 Inspired by the unique， contemporary approach to the poet's life in the 1800s， I started rereading some of her sublime poetry and picked up this book of letters。To say I was astonished by the language in these letters to friends and family is an understatement。 Reading these quirky， beautifully crafted missives underscored their author's eccentricity and original use of the English language， forcing it to do her bidding。 I'd love to say I understood everything she wrote but， alas， I cannot。 I attribute this partly to her letters being in response to letters from others， which contained subjects that she alludes to but rarely directly addresses。 The times she is clearest is in her many letters that fall under the heading "Mourning and Solace。" She is indeed well acquainted with Death and knows just what to say。 I can only wonder at how her letters' recipients understood and， I imagine， cherished her poetic correspondence。If "Dickinson" is your jam， read her letters too。 。。。more
shelby
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“if i read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me， i know that is poetry。 if i feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off， i know that is poetry。 these are the only ways i know it。 is there any other way？” emily dickinson。。。。。 the things you wrote？ who gave you the right？ every other page there something new to tear my heart open。 and you were just casually writing to the people in your life， spitting mad poetry！ you simply astonish me。
Andy
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Amazing that we can read the actual letters she wrote， despite them travelling around the place。
Ida
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"They say that "home is where the heart is。" I think it is where the house is， and the adjacent buildings。" Says she that never left her house 。。。"It is also November。 The noons are more laconic and the sundowns sterner， and Gibraltar lights make the village foreign。 November always seemed to me the Norway of the year。" "They say that "home is where the heart is。" I think it is where the house is， and the adjacent buildings。" Says she that never left her house 。。。"It is also November。 The noons are more laconic and the sundowns sterner， and Gibraltar lights make the village foreign。 November always seemed to me the Norway of the year。" 。。。more
Marta Antelo
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Es increíble como la forma de ser de Emily Dickinson， todo el amor que guardaba y toda la sensibilidad que la caracteriza se plasma perfectamente en todas sus cartas。 Me ha encantado conocerla de este modo。 De todas formas， el orden de las cartas no ha sido demasiado de mi gusto; hubiese preferido que estuviesen ordenadas cronológicamente o por destinatario， con los apuntes bibliográficos más diferenciados。 También he hechado en falta más cartas a Sue Gilbert （ya que solo se incluyen dos）， espec Es increíble como la forma de ser de Emily Dickinson， todo el amor que guardaba y toda la sensibilidad que la caracteriza se plasma perfectamente en todas sus cartas。 Me ha encantado conocerla de este modo。 De todas formas， el orden de las cartas no ha sido demasiado de mi gusto; hubiese preferido que estuviesen ordenadas cronológicamente o por destinatario， con los apuntes bibliográficos más diferenciados。 También he hechado en falta más cartas a Sue Gilbert （ya que solo se incluyen dos）， especialmente considerando el número de cartas que le envía， en comparación con los otros destinatarios。 。。。more
Luca Marie
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— 3。75 ✨
Anjali
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These letters show that her life is as radical， endearing， playful and comedic as her poetry。 It's a must-read。 Also， it depicts a very intense but heartbreaking relationship between Emily and Susan。 I don't mind calling their love as the greatest muse for most original and paradigm-shifting poetry this world could ever witness。 These letters show that her life is as radical， endearing， playful and comedic as her poetry。 It's a must-read。 Also， it depicts a very intense but heartbreaking relationship between Emily and Susan。 I don't mind calling their love as the greatest muse for most original and paradigm-shifting poetry this world could ever witness。 。。。more
tee
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this book is an imaginary garden filled with real children of spring， to quote， 'the trailing arbutus， adder's tongue， yellow violets， liver-leaf， bloodroot， and many other smaller flowers。。，' i have never taken fresher breaths as i did when reading these letters。 this book is an imaginary garden filled with real children of spring， to quote， 'the trailing arbutus， adder's tongue， yellow violets， liver-leaf， bloodroot， and many other smaller flowers。。，' i have never taken fresher breaths as i did when reading these letters。 。。。more
Remy
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Emily was nuts。 I love her。 A song bird。
Glen Blesi
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Two of the things especially noticed in Miss Dickinson’s letters are her Biblical allusions and quotations， and her notice and knowledge of countless things in nature。 I can well imagine the letters included in a literature anthology with the editors feeling obligated to footnote the Biblical allusions for college students of today who no doubt have much less knowledge about the Bible than those of earlier generations。 With footnotes for the regional flora and fauna Dickinson cites， the notes mi Two of the things especially noticed in Miss Dickinson’s letters are her Biblical allusions and quotations， and her notice and knowledge of countless things in nature。 I can well imagine the letters included in a literature anthology with the editors feeling obligated to footnote the Biblical allusions for college students of today who no doubt have much less knowledge about the Bible than those of earlier generations。 With footnotes for the regional flora and fauna Dickinson cites， the notes might well come to half of each page。 A letter in her 15th year has her naming the constellations。 The same letter asks her friend to “sit down prepared for a long siege in the shape of a bundle of nonsense from friend E。”She personifies such unusual things as a common cold and a fly， referring to the latter as a “little man。”In her 20th year， Dickinson includes herself among the young and active who tell “dear ‘Father Mortality，’ get out of the way if you please; we will call if we ever want you。”There are often doubts about her own spirituality。 She says， “Christ Jesus will love you more， I’m afraid he don’t love me any。” She offers to sing to her cousins because she cannot pray。 To Helen Hunt Jackson， who had a lame foot， Dickinson says she would intercede for her if she knew how to pray。 She then calls herself a pagan。 In another letter she admits being scared by a sermon on death and judgment。 The poet seems to have known herself and her future very well early in life。 In her 23rd year she says it is improbable she will leave home。She is thoroughly absorbed in her letters， imagining scenes with the recipients or remote settings from which she’s writing。 She once imagines herself writing while paddling the Susquehanna。 She closes one letter by asking the readers to close their eyes while she gives the benediction。Just as in her poetry， she was skillful with metaphors。 To her cousins， she has “more to say to you than March has to the maples。”To her cousins， Dickinson also refers to her “weary life in the second story” mourning to hear from them。 Lastly， she often speaks of poets and authors whose books she has read or whose reputations she has knowledge of。From abroad there is Dickens， George Eliot， Charlotte Bronte， Robert and Elizabeth Browning， Byron。 At home there is Hawthorne， Howells， Lowell， Holmes， Stowe， Whittier。 When her mentor， Thomas Wentworth Higginson， mentions Whitman’s Leaves of Grass， Dickinson replies that she’s never read it， “but was told that it was disgraceful。”The editor of the book acknowledges that she has left out “purely personal” portions of Emily’s letters， has not published every letter she had access to and that many people she had asked letters from could not locate or had destroyed letters they’d received from the poet。 Dickinson’s letters to herself she has also not kept。 Nonetheless， those letters included seem like a good representation， and greatly add to our knowledge of the admittedly reclusive but observant poet who would have been a delightful friend to call one’s own。 Her letters are poetry in themselves。 。。。more
Kristin
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Ethereal
Amber Scaife
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I have a sentimental spot in my heart for letters， so I went in already loving this collection of Dickinson's correspondence and kept on loving it throughout。 The balance between candid and styled， personal and performed in published letters makes me giddy。 I also love spending some time in the writer's daily life， and Emily's life is such a lovely one to visit。 Recommended， for certain。 I have a sentimental spot in my heart for letters， so I went in already loving this collection of Dickinson's correspondence and kept on loving it throughout。 The balance between candid and styled， personal and performed in published letters makes me giddy。 I also love spending some time in the writer's daily life， and Emily's life is such a lovely one to visit。 Recommended， for certain。 。。。more
WhatIReallyRead
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"。。。you know some cannot sing， but the orchard is full of birds， and we all can listen。" I started this collection of letters as a follow-up to reading and loving Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson。 Dickinson's letters were lovely to read。 A lot of them were filled with some of the same themes as her poems - nature， spirituality， mourning。 Others were just mementos of a life lived with love， displaying closeness， attentiveness， caring for her friends， family and neighbors and an incre "。。。you know some cannot sing， but the orchard is full of birds， and we all can listen。" I started this collection of letters as a follow-up to reading and loving Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson。 Dickinson's letters were lovely to read。 A lot of them were filled with some of the same themes as her poems - nature， spirituality， mourning。 Others were just mementos of a life lived with love， displaying closeness， attentiveness， caring for her friends， family and neighbors and an incredible capacity for contemplation。 "。。。 when I try to organize， my little force explodes and leaves me bare and charred。""。。。I hope that nothing pains you except the pang of life， sweeter to bear than to omit。" I love the way she writes。 Be it a trivial life situation or a serious observation， her phrasing mesmerizes me， immerses me into her experience， creates a unique atmosphere。This made me laugh: "Father was very severe to me; he thought I'd been trifling with you， so he gave me quite a trimming about "Uncle Tom" and "Charles Dickens" and these "modern literati" who， he says， are nothing， compared to past generations who flourished when he was was a boy" 1854 All in all， I recommend it。 Especially to those who enjoy Dickinson's poetry， or who are interested to see the time period through the eyes of someone who was right in the process of experiencing it。 。。。more
Stuart
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An orchid among everyday， sweet smelling flowers， strangeness and irregularity seem but to enhance her fascination
Lisa Grunwald
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Only wish there were more！
Kelly
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Ask me in my youth what one book I would need， and I might say Brothers Grimm fairytales。 Ask me again in my adolescence， I might say Salinger’s masterpiece。 Ask me now in middle age， I declare Dickinson’s Letters to be the finest elixir made of ink。
Jan Olsson
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An enjoyable read if you like the poetry of Emily Dickinson。 "Truth if such a rare thing， it is delightful to tell it。 I find ecstasy in living， the mere sense of living is joy enough。" An enjoyable read if you like the poetry of Emily Dickinson。 "Truth if such a rare thing， it is delightful to tell it。 I find ecstasy in living， the mere sense of living is joy enough。" 。。。more
Just Hind
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"Affection is like bread， unnoticed till we starve， and then we dream of it， and sing of it， and paint it， when every urchin in the street has more than he can eat。 We turn not older with years， but newer every day"I really love Emily Dickinson。。。 I feel abandoned， because she died before I met her。 She is my kindred spirit。 I hope to read everything by her。 Tenderly your kindred spirit， Hind "Affection is like bread， unnoticed till we starve， and then we dream of it， and sing of it， and paint it， when every urchin in the street has more than he can eat。 We turn not older with years， but newer every day"I really love Emily Dickinson。。。 I feel abandoned， because she died before I met her。 She is my kindred spirit。 I hope to read everything by her。 Tenderly your kindred spirit， Hind 。。。more
S
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What a giant mind she had。。。。
Charlotte
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Golly。 Can't really rate something like this。 Emily's tough， tender， perceptive， whimsical， furious， elated， besotted， clear， manic， obsessed， free， trapped。。。not sure how I feel about the publication of these letters。 If they were mine I would have ordered them held privately and allowed scholars to read them but not reprint or even quote。 But I can't imagine she ever thought they would be published。 It gives one pause。 Golly。 Can't really rate something like this。 Emily's tough， tender， perceptive， whimsical， furious， elated， besotted， clear， manic， obsessed， free， trapped。。。not sure how I feel about the publication of these letters。 If they were mine I would have ordered them held privately and allowed scholars to read them but not reprint or even quote。 But I can't imagine she ever thought they would be published。 It gives one pause。 。。。more
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