-Born in Amherst, Massachusetts
-Poet
-Transcendentalist
Emily Dickinson was a poet born in 1830 who was considered one of America’s greatest poets and a Transcendentalist because she often discussed the acceptance of death.
“Emily Dickinson was a poet who was born in 1830. She wrote about 1800 poems, most of them being published after her death. Her quiet life was infused with a creative energy that produced almost 1800 poems and a profusion of vibrant letters.”(Emily Dickinson museum)
“She was secluded from society. She chose to stay at home and communicate with people only by writing letters. Her friends called her “Queen Recluse”, the “Partially cracked poetess.” ("Emily Dickinson." Bio.com) They called her those names because she would …show more content…
In 1856, Gilbert married Dickinson's brother, William. The Dickinson family lived on a large home known as the Homestead in Amherst. After their marriage, William and Susan settled in a property next to the Homestead known as the Evergreens. Emily and sister Lavinia served as chief caregivers for their ailing mother until she passed away in 1882. Neither Emily nor her sister ever married and lived together at the Homestead until their respective death” ("Emily Dickinson." …show more content…
Dickinson graduated from the academy on 1847. The following year she attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary at South
Hadley. It is not known when Dickinson began to write poetry. Only five poems can be dated prior to 1858”. (Encyclopedia.com.)
“Emily Norcross Dickinson, a timid woman. Dickinson was fun-loving as a child, very smart, and enjoyed the company of others. Her brother, Austin, became a lawyer like his father and was also treasurer of Amherst College. The youngest child of the family, Lavinia, became the chief housekeeper and, like her sister Emily, remained at home all her life and never married” ("Emily Dickinson Biography.") “ Dickinson's stature as a writer soared from the first publication of her poems in their intended form. She is known for her poignant and compressed verse, which profoundly influenced the direction of 20th-century poetry. The strength of her literary voice, as well as her reclusive and eccentric life, contributes to the sense of Dickinson as an indelible American character who continues to be discussed today.” ("Emily Dickinson."
-Poet
-Transcendentalist
Emily Dickinson was a poet born in 1830 who was considered one of America’s greatest poets and a Transcendentalist because she often discussed the acceptance of death.
“Emily Dickinson was a poet who was born in 1830. She wrote about 1800 poems, most of them being published after her death. Her quiet life was infused with a creative energy that produced almost 1800 poems and a profusion of vibrant letters.”(Emily Dickinson museum)
“She was secluded from society. She chose to stay at home and communicate with people only by writing letters. Her friends called her “Queen Recluse”, the “Partially cracked poetess.” ("Emily Dickinson." Bio.com) They called her those names because she would …show more content…
In 1856, Gilbert married Dickinson's brother, William. The Dickinson family lived on a large home known as the Homestead in Amherst. After their marriage, William and Susan settled in a property next to the Homestead known as the Evergreens. Emily and sister Lavinia served as chief caregivers for their ailing mother until she passed away in 1882. Neither Emily nor her sister ever married and lived together at the Homestead until their respective death” ("Emily Dickinson." …show more content…
Dickinson graduated from the academy on 1847. The following year she attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary at South
Hadley. It is not known when Dickinson began to write poetry. Only five poems can be dated prior to 1858”. (Encyclopedia.com.)
“Emily Norcross Dickinson, a timid woman. Dickinson was fun-loving as a child, very smart, and enjoyed the company of others. Her brother, Austin, became a lawyer like his father and was also treasurer of Amherst College. The youngest child of the family, Lavinia, became the chief housekeeper and, like her sister Emily, remained at home all her life and never married” ("Emily Dickinson Biography.") “ Dickinson's stature as a writer soared from the first publication of her poems in their intended form. She is known for her poignant and compressed verse, which profoundly influenced the direction of 20th-century poetry. The strength of her literary voice, as well as her reclusive and eccentric life, contributes to the sense of Dickinson as an indelible American character who continues to be discussed today.” ("Emily Dickinson."