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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 829.
Ample make this Bed --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day:
Oct 1 2003
Comment 8 of 8, added on September 13th, 2007 at 8:30 AM.
1955 was probably the date that the book was published. Collections of poems by Emily Dickinson continue to be published even today. It doesn't mean the she actually wrote the poem in 1955. For Pete's sake.
Cynthia from United States
Comment 7 of 8, added on December 27th, 2006 at 7:15 PM.
I also discovered this lovely poem from the book/film, Sophie's Choice. I did not understand it at first - I tried to read too much into it... however, Dickenson is very plain and direct so it should be read that way... it was such a perfect way to end the tragic story.
Tom Forster from United States
Comment 6 of 8, added on April 7th, 2006 at 11:33 AM.
"Ample Make This Bed" is one of thousands of poems written by Emily Dickinson,during her lifetime (1830 - 1886. I am sure that the 1955 date is a typographical error. The poem is at once heart - rending and demanding. Dickinson insists that death, the dead and dying be acknowledged. She reaffirms her belief in resurrection, new life, and hope for salvation on "that great gettin' up morning!"
Elva Croswell from United States
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1955 was probably the date that the book was published. Collections of poems by Emily Dickinson continue to be published even today. It doesn't mean the she actually wrote the poem in 1955. For Pete's sake.
Cynthia from United States