The Brain -- is wider than the Sky -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - The Brain -- is wider than the Sky --

The Brain -- is wider than the Sky --
For -- put them side by side --
The one the other will contain
With ease -- and You -- beside --

The Brain is deeper than the sea --
For -- hold them -- Blue to Blue --
The one the other will absorb --
As Sponges -- Buckets -- do --

The Brain is just the weight of God --
For -- Heft them -- Pound for Pound --
And they will differ -- if they do --
As Syllable from Sound --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 632. The Brain -- is wider than the Sky -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jun 24 2000 Comment 85 of 85, added on October 7th, 2009 at 8:20 PM. Emily Dickinson's poem about the brain being wider than the sky reminds me of "fractals", which appear (?almost) limitless -- the structure appears to remain constant with each successive power of magnification. She wrote this poem at a time when we did not have the understanding brought by Einstein's theories and to me this understanding represents the astonishing way in which "insight" can arise separately from both by scientific enquiry and from artistic inspiration. Ham Zeh from Azerbaijan Comment 84 of 85, added on June 7th, 2009 at 6:52 PM. I like this poem very much, it is a perfect example of an irony. When she said "The Brain Is wider than the Sky," this is an opposite meaning when considering the morphologies of brain and sky hence there is a meaning beneath the surface meaning of this poem and my predecessor had said it all. Shebna Osanmoh from United States Comment 83 of 85, added on March 16th, 2009 at 8:14 PM. I am reading this poem in school and CAN'T STAND IT! I don't understand poetry & metaphors. I prefer straightforward and understandable philosophy. Cain from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Brain -- is wider than the Sky --, has received 85 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: 632. The Brain -- is wider than the Sky -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Dec 10 2009, 5:26AM Poem of the Day: Jun 24 2000 Viewed 31735 times. Added on March 16th, 2009 at 8:14 PM.

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