I'm Nobody! Who are you? - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I'm Nobody! Who are you?

I'm Nobody!  Who are you?
Are you -- Nobody -- Too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell!  they'd advertise -- you know!

How dreary -- to be -- Somebody!
How public -- like a Frog --
To tell one's name -- the livelong June --
To an admiring Bog!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 288. I'm Nobody! Who are you? Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: May 8 2006 Comment 104 of 104, added on May 10th, 2008 at 3:38 PM. i really was inspired by this poem especially this one. wht can i say to the whole world : "BE UR SELF YO GUYS" just fight for ur own rights dnt do wht society thinks is right ,they just think being like evr1 is da right thing to do ,oh no thy r wrg at tht point. noor from Turkey Comment 103 of 104, added on April 4th, 2008 at 1:36 PM. im no body means that she is against fame she isolates herself from this society cares only 4 outer appearance and showing off so some body is the opposite of no body as somebody is this showy peson she appreciated hard work so u can evaluate one by his work and his innerself also speaking about her personal side she defends herself as she was attacked in her writtings so the title shows her confidence its her own experience in life the poem is very deep has a moral lesson yara from Egypt Comment 102 of 104, added on March 29th, 2008 at 6:38 PM. this is a very funny poem it epitomizes the poet's humor; it reveals Dickinson's tendency towards concealment and evasion, it also consolidates her preference for disguise as she eschews public scrutiny and flees social exhibition. She is a private poet and she conveys this through this poem imen More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I'm Nobody! Who are you?, has received 104 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: 288. I'm Nobody! Who are you? Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: May 14 2008, 8:05AM Poem of the Day: May 8 2006 Viewed 40234 times. Added on March 29th, 2008 at 6:38 PM.

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