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Emily Dickinson: Over 100 Poems on Life and Love by Emily Dickinson


Rating:

4 Stars


Themes:

Poetry 


Thoughts:

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. This is a great introduction to Dickinson’s works. The introduction is nice and then the book itself groups Dickinson’s poems into love, death and spirituality, creativity and identity, and nature. The curator has picked some great poems and does have a few literary critiques but for the most part lets Dickinson’s poems speak for themselves. It is weird to have someone critique work, especially arguing with others without really knowing who they are though. The cover is also gorgeous and drew me to the book itself, I like the touch of it being a bird as that is her most well known poem.


Favourite Quote:

“Because I could not stop for Death -

He kindly stopped for me -

The Carriage held but just Ourselves - 

And Immortality”


Comments

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