![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, Dickinson left school after just one year at Mount Holyoke Seminary. Dickinson was down with G-o-d, but she was more interested in something else: poetry. That was particularly the case when it came to religion-which was a big part of schooling back in her day. She wasn't rude she simply didn't follow the herd. ![]() She did well in school, but she also developed a reputation for rebelliousness. On the plus side, she did enjoy the benefits of a good education. Given his domineering drive and, it has to be said, Emily's gender, she was quickly overshadowed. She was born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts to a father who was an aspiring community leader and politician. Like so many folks who earn the label of "genius," Dickinson had to kick the bucket before her work was truly appreciated-or even published for that matter. Regardless of where they stand on the question, one thing is certain: Dickinson is one of the giants of American poetry, a figure who did her own thing-both in life and in her poems. That's the kind of debate prompt that has poetry critics taking sides and cracking their knuckles over their laptops. Hope is the thing with feathers IntroductionĮmily Dickinson: reclusive genius or overrated shut-in? ![]()
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