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 (Emily Dickinson Art) 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 113 of 113, added on January 9th, 2010 at 1:21 PM. I'm Nobody...text For those who were concened about the "word changes" in the version of "I'm nobody" that was posted: "Advertise" and "June" are actually Dickinson's words from the original manuscripts. She may have suggested "Banish us" and "bog" as alternates, but in the latest edition of her complete works, the editor Ralph Franklin has opted for "Advertise" and "June" as her preferred choices. Remember, she never had a chance to do the editng of her work. The original published poems were edited by others. David Garnes from United States Comment 112 of 113, added on December 14th, 2009 at 5:38 PM. MORE OF THE SAME Who is the miserable jerk-off who changed Emily's words? These are not the original words. Emily said nothing about "advertising." She did say "They'd banish us, you know." Thus the poem is about isolation, not being made publically exposed. For Emily, banishing was good. She liked that. Because, as the poem says, she wasn't a part of all the stupidity all around her. Sounds lika a good sentiment for today! James Onfriday from United States Comment 111 of 113, added on October 12th, 2009 at 10:45 AM. I was so disappointed when reading this poem on this site because it is misquoted from the original in a few places. In effect it has been rewritten. These are not all Emily Dickenson's words. Maureen T. from United States 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 113 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: Feb 10 2010, 4:37AM Poem of the Day: May 8 2006 Viewed 62333 times. Added on October 12th, 2009 at 10:45 AM.

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