Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Died: May 15, 1886, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Website Facebook X/Twitter

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts into a prominent family with strong ties to its community.

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Still-Born Birth

by Emily Dickinson and others in Figures of Speech

This revival is a social affair, falling from the womb of your soul. With an everlasting half-life of contradictory utterance, the transmissibility of your words is viral at times, at least that's the story we tell ourselves. Disappointment is a daily occurrence. 

A Foul Four-Letter Word; HOPE

by Emily Dickinson and others in Figures of Speech

A swirl of emotions and mixed metaphors question the utility of it all, this aesthetic of prejudicial arrangement exists without compromise, promise, or otherwise. Hope is a foul four-letter word, I prefer hopium and the addictions in the face of limited liberty. 

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