The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson was and still is one of a kind ! She had many followers T. S. ELIOT among them ! Her work was compulsory for humanity not only for American culture ! This collection, is a great start, for an amazing journey in female American poetry and culture !

How ironic that she was little known (or regarded) during her lifetime. I bet she’s laughing about that. Emily Dickinson should be required reading for all English speaking people.

Great book, organized well, easy to read. Good quality.

i have both, and they are both of good quality. the hardback is a higher quality paper and a larger, heavier book. the paperback is smaller, thicker and lighter. the test itself is terrific. very little additional material, just all of the poems written by ED. if you are reading this review you likely understand the attraction of having all of her poems in one volume.

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson It's a masterpiece of American poetry.

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Emily Dickinson's poetry was revolutionary, so much so, that, not only was it not published until after her death, when it was published, editors "smoothed out" the rhymes and "corrected" her unusual punctuation. If you find a book of her poems without dashes within the lines, for instance, it's [probably one of those edited volumes. Both her unusual rhymes and her unusual punctuation are integral to the rhythm, sound, and meaning of each verse. She captures oral language in its cadence. This volume of all 1,775 of her poems has gone back to the original manuscripts she left. For under $10.00 you can really read Dickinson, Reading and understanding her poetry is a lifetime pasttime. I usually read one long or two or three of her short poems every day or two. First, I write down the rhymes, which are idiosyncratic, the alliteration, puns, unusual word usages, and metaphors. Then I tease out the meaning of the poem, and finally read it aloud to get the cadence. One interesting aspect of her poetry is that occasionally she wrote two versions of the same poem. They are presented together in this volume. This is for poetry readers, obviously, but also for people who love language and like to analyze what is being done with it.