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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 917.
Love -- is anterior to Life --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Comment 4 of 4, added on December 26th, 2006 at 7:00 AM.
I am not an expert on Dickenson or her work, but should not the last line read "(...) exponent of breath" (as opposed to "(...) exponent of earth") ?
Marius Vordal from Norway
Comment 3 of 4, added on April 26th, 2006 at 9:59 AM.
When you look at it, there is no way to stop love. You can love someone even if they hate you. Everyone needs to love someone otherwise there is no reason for us to live.
Alija Rabatin from United States
Comment 2 of 4, added on March 9th, 2005 at 3:20 PM.
I think that this poem refers to love in connection to life. It is ever-present; it does not have a starting point, nor does it end. According to Dickinson in this poem, love is eternal.
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I am not an expert on Dickenson or her work, but should not the last line read "(...) exponent of breath" (as opposed to "(...) exponent of earth") ?
Marius Vordal from Norway