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    “I am nobody” (Emily Dickinson). This American poet lived much of her life in reclusive isolation; however, her vividness style and integrity of vision made her one of America’s most important poets. She was born on December 10, 1830 and died on May 15, 1886 , in Amherst, Massachusetts. She came from a prominent New England family, her father, Edward Dickinson, a Yale University lawyer, was a judge in Amherst, a representative in the Chamber of Deputies of Massachusetts, a senator in the state capital

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    Draft: Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson 's works made her a woman ahead of her time, through her unwillingness to conform to the norms of society. Emily Dickinson was a poet from the 1850s. Many people tried to urge Dickinson to publish, but she then had to start worrying about her punctuation in her works. Her works held great power and they reached maturity quite quickly as she talks about how dense the natural world is in one of her poems “I taste a liquor never brewed”. Emily Dickinson was born

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    well after her death. Many literary scholars have attempted a biography on this mysterious woman and poet and yet none are conclusive. Dickinson remains an enigma even today but biographical speculation allows us to analyze some of her poetry even though we may be completely inaccurate about what we presuppose. There are some facts about Emily Elizabeth Dickinson that we know for certain. She was born on December 10, 1830 and is recognized as one of America’s greatest poets. She had an

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    “I am nobody” (Emily Dickinson). This American poet lived much of her life in reclusive isolation; however, her vividness style and integrity of vision made her one of America’s most important poets. She was born on December 10, 1830 and died on May 15, 1886 , in Amherst, Massachusetts. She came from a prominent New England family, her father, Edward Dickinson, a Yale University lawyer, was a judge in Amherst, a representative in the Chamber of Deputies of Massachusetts, a senator in the state capital

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    Emily Dickinson grew up in Amherst Massachusetts where she stayed her whole life with her father Edward Dickinson, her brother Austin, and Lavinia her younger sister. She was born on December 10, 1830 .. And died on May 15, 1886 (poets.org). She graduated from Amherst Academy .. During the 1847-1848 year she spent studying under Mary Lyon at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Although she was only at the Female Seminary for one year. (Poetry foundation) There were many people who had an impact on her

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    Emily Dickinson a Lyrical Poet “Because I could not stop for death, he kindly stopped for me; the carriage held but just ourselves and immortality”(6) is a quote from oneof Emily Dickinson's most famous poems. American poet, Emily Dickinson, was known for her lyrical poetry who wrote during the American Renaissance era. Dickinson wrote in the American Renaissance or American Romanticism time period. This era “was called a time of excitement over human possibilities”(4). Americans believed that

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    Emily Dickinson was born on December 12, 1830. She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her parents are Emily Norcross Dickinson and Edward Dickinson. She had two siblings named Lavinia Norcross Dickinson and William Austin Dickinson. Lavinia is the youngest and William is the oldest. She died because of Kidney Disease on May 30, 1886. She was 55. She is most famous for her poems but she has done many other things. Her grandfather founded Amherst College and her dad is the co-founder. She

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    an excellent example of why her stature as a writer quickly ascended from her first publication. Emily Dickinson lived a life of simplicity and seclusion, yet had experienced so much loss in her life that it became hard to handle. Her poetry is what remained after because of her writing style, her far reaching ideas, and her ability to move and provoke an audience with her words. Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family

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    Susanna was an inspiring woman from Texas history. She worked hard to provide for her daughter Angelina Dickinson in the midst of all her daily struggles and became the fearful woman that we know today. We can all learn from her bravery and strength that she portrayed throughout her life. Susanna Dickinson was born in William’s County, Tennessee in the year 1814. Susanna did not live in the most wealthy home as a child, meaning schooling was not top priority for her and her family. She also never

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    Have you experienced the pain or challenges Emily Dickinson has? Would you be willing to go through what she had, to understand how her poetry became how it did? Emily Dickinson’s poems are lyrics that express not only her thought and feeling but also the lands nature acting around her. When she was a teenager she discovered poetry through the works of William Wordsworth and Ralph Waldo Emerson, having been announced to both by a lawyer named Benjamin Franklin Newton. Benjamin Franklin who had later

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