American poet Emily Dickinson is revered around the world,and influenced many feminist artists and writers. Her work is some of the best known and most quoted or adapted:'Hope is the thing with feathers,that perches in the soul,and sings the tune without the words,and never stops at all'Emily DickinsonDickinson received a very good education,but chose to return home to Amherst,Massachusetts,where she spent the rest of her life,writing more than a poem a day until her death.Her refusal to compromise her highly condensed expression meant that only a tiny fraction of her work was published in her lifetime. Even today,her work feels startlingly modern:'Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell'Emily Dickinson'The dearest ones of time,the strongest friends of the soul - BOOKS'This is a superb collection from a truly iconic poet.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781474625647Number of pages: 128Weight: 110 gDimensions: 126 x 194 x 8 mm
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