num_pages: 144
description: My Emily Dickinson does more than just explore Dickinson's life and poetics, although it does that expertly. It falls in line with a tradition of books of poets writing about poets who have intensely figured into their conception of poetry. This is more personal than a biography in that it is a writer's concern with Dickinson's place in history and what she was trying to do with her poetry. Howe does a wonderful job of trying to get into the poems through playing with language. It's a place to meet Dickinson as a lover of games and words.
language: English
title: My Emily Dickinson
titlecomplete: My Emily Dickinson
characters: Emily Dickinson
genres: Classics, History, Literary Criticism, Criticism, Biography, Literature, Writing, Essays, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1451
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: American Book Award
publisher: North Atlantic Books