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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 441.
This is my letter to the World
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day:
Aug 13 2003
Comment 17 of 17, added on June 5th, 2007 at 7:10 PM.
I just recently studied Emily Dickinson for school, and even though I myself have not had a lot of what some would call 'life experience' because of my age, I am still able to at least appreciate this peom. In a few simple but concise lines Emily Dickinson captures the way she views the world and how it accepts her. Of course she wrote about death quite a lot, but her poems were never morbid - they only display her wonder and curiosity at death. We all have this curiosity, though many of us are too afraid of death to even allow ourselves to think about it. However, to say that Emily had never had any life experiences or to make generalizations about her decisions in life is extremely immature. Emily's isolation allowed her to discover many unique views about the world and life that she would never have made otherwise. And without these discoveries, we would have never been able to see things from a different point of view as she did.
I would also appreciate it if people commenting would make complete arguements and not just stupid statements without backing them up. Thanks.
Catherine from United States
Comment 16 of 17, added on May 16th, 2007 at 6:05 PM.
wow, yall get way to deep into this. especially you jordie (mostly cause i only read you and kel's comments). I dont really even know anything about emily dickinson but know that she died of Bright's disease, not some eye disease. speaking of eye diseases, i have what your talking about and i go outside all the time so even if she did, thats no excuse. just because you like her poetry doesnt mean you have to defend her to the death. she was a recluse, and even though she did have a semi-strong family relationship, she intentionally separated herself from society. and i agree with kel, she does focus on death a little too much. get over it jordie and go get yourself a life.
dale from United States
Comment 15 of 17, added on April 18th, 2007 at 5:54 PM.
To Kel: Your comment showed your ignorance of Emily Dickinson. If you knew anything at all about her you would realize that she actually was considered "normal" until about her thirty's. She actually was hurt by a man she fell in love with, she published a few poems in her life, she lowered candy to children out of her bedroom window and she observed the world around her with a very perceptive eye. She was very close to her father and sister, and you saying that she never cared for anyone shows that you are ignorant and uneducated. Also, a theory as to why she had to stay inside is that she had an eye problem that made the bright light of outside extremely painful for her to be in. It was probably this same condition that brought about her early death.
Jordie from United States
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I just recently studied Emily Dickinson for school, and even though I myself have not had a lot of what some would call 'life experience' because of my age, I am still able to at least appreciate this peom. In a few simple but concise lines Emily Dickinson captures the way she views the world and how it accepts her. Of course she wrote about death quite a lot, but her poems were never morbid - they only display her wonder and curiosity at death. We all have this curiosity, though many of us are too afraid of death to even allow ourselves to think about it. However, to say that Emily had never had any life experiences or to make generalizations about her decisions in life is extremely immature. Emily's isolation allowed her to discover many unique views about the world and life that she would never have made otherwise. And without these discoveries, we would have never been able to see things from a different point of view as she did.
I would also appreciate it if people commenting would make complete arguements and not just stupid statements without backing them up. Thanks.
Catherine from United States