num_pages: 255
description: Emily Dickinson's poetry defies categorization because she broke with traditional verse techniques. She was daring and innovative in form, meter, subject matter and imagery. Dickinson created her own individual and visionary brand of poetry that expressed her wide-ranging intellectual and emotional interests.This collection contains selections from three original volumes of poetry, as well as The Single Hound, a subsequent collection published in 1914.Emily Dickinson was born into a prominent New England family. Sociable as a child, she grew increasingly withdrawn, and in later years became known as a recluse. Only seven of her poems were published during her lifetime. After Emily's death in 1886, her sister Lavinia discovered 1,775 poems bound in small packets tied with thread. They were first published in 1890, attracting unexpected attention in literary circles. With spare, precise language, Emily Dickinson conveyed a penetrating vision of the natural world and an acute understanding of the most profound human truths.
language: English
title: Emily Dickinson: Selected Poems
titlecomplete: Emily Dickinson: Selected Poems
genres: Literature, American, Classics, Collections, School, 19th Century, Poetry, The United States Of America, Nonfiction, Classic Literature
ratings_count: 27156
publisher: State Street Press