I never hear the word "escape" - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I never hear the word "escape"

I never hear the word "escape"
Without a quicker blood,
A sudden expectation
A flying attitude!

I never hear of prisons broad
By soldiers battered down,
But I tug childish at my bars
Only to fail again!

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I never hear the word "escape" - Comments and Information
Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 77. I never hear the word "escape" Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Apr 12 2002 Comment 3 of 3, added on April 14th, 2008 at 9:48 AM. i think that this poem is so lame.... ezzo from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on April 17th, 2006 at 7:42 AM. I think this poem doesn’t have any thing to do with war. “Quicker blood” refers to her anxiety. She wants to escape a situation or state of mind. sedigheh valipour from Iran Comment 1 of 3, added on November 18th, 2005 at 4:29 PM. O.K. Im not very good at the whole poem thing the only reason im in this web site is because i'm doing a project, but i think that what she means is that freedom has never been whithout a fight. She did live during the civil war so maybe thats why she mentions blood.When she trys to escape and fails i think that she had in mind the struggle of the civil war.Please make comments onthis poem it would really help in my project on Emily Dickinson if i had an idea of what others think. Elizabeth Bustamante from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I never hear the word "escape", has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 77. I never hear the word "escape" Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 24 2008, 8:37PM Poem of the Day: Apr 12 2002 Viewed 5828 times. Added on November 18th, 2005 at 4:29 PM.

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