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"That it will never come again is what makes life sweet." -- Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 — May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. After she studied at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she spent a short time at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's house in Amherst. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most of her friendships were therefore carried out by correspondence.

Although Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime. The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Dickinson's poems are unique for the era in which she wrote; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional capitalization and punctuation. Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality, two recurring topics in letters to her friends.

Although most of her acquaintances were probably aware of Dickinson's writing, it was not until after her death in 1886...when Lavinia, Emily's younger sister, discovered her cache of poems...that the breadth of Dickinson's work became apparent. Her first collection of poetry was published in 1890 by personal acquaintances Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd, both of whom heavily edited the content. A complete and mostly unaltered collection of her poetry became available for the first time in 1955 when The Poems of Emily Dickinson was published by scholar Thomas H. Johnson. Despite unfavorable reviews and skepticism of her literary prowess during the late 19th and early 20th century, critics now consider Dickinson to be a major American poet.

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Total Books: 316
The Complete Poems by Emily Dickenson Three Series Complete
2022 - The Complete Poems By Emily Dickenson Three Series Complete [Annotated] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9798799203726
ISBN-10: N/A
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson
2021 - The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson [Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9787572225789
ISBN-10: 7572225780
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Collected Poems
2020 - Collected Poems [AmazonClassics Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781542022057
ISBN-10: 1542022053
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Popular Poetry Popular Verse  Volume II Lib/E
2019 - Popular Poetry Popular Verse Volume II Lib/e [Naxos Poetry] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781094014265
ISBN-10: 1094014265
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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I Love You in A Classic Way
2019 - I Love You in a Classic Way (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9787570208753
ISBN-10: 7570208757
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Hope Is the Thing with Feathers The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson Slipcased Edition
2018 - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson Slipcased Edition (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781788884709
ISBN-10: 1788884701
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Wild Nights Heart Wisdom from Five Women Poets
2018 - Wild Nights Heart Wisdom From Five Women Poets (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780486824260
ISBN-10: 0486824268
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Self-Help
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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Annotated
2017 - The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Annotated (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781545270738
ISBN-10: 1545270732
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Essential Emily Dickinson
2016 - The Essential Emily Dickinson (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780062668875
ISBN-10: 0062668870
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Envelope Poems
2016 - Envelope Poems (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780811225823
ISBN-10: 0811225828
Genres: Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
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Emily Dickinson
2016 - Emily Dickinson [Poetry for Kids] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781633221178
ISBN-10: 1633221172
Genre: Children's Books
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The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson
2016 - The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781420953763
ISBN-10: 1420953761
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Poems
2016 - Poems (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781536809503
ISBN-10: 1536809500
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson
2016 - Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson [Barnes & Noble Pocket Size Leatherbound Classics - Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Pocket Editions] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781435162563
ISBN-10: 1435162560
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Emily Dickinson's Poems As She Preserved Them
2016 - Emily Dickinson's Poems As She Preserved Them (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780674737969
ISBN-10: 0674737962
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Crafts, Hobbies & Home
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My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun
2016 - My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun [Penguin Little Black Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780241251409
ISBN-10: 0241251400
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
2015 - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson [Word Cloud Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781626863897
ISBN-10: 162686389X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Emily Dickinson Poems
2015 - Emily Dickinson Poems (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780785833048
ISBN-10: 0785833048
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Emily Dickinson  Poetry Collection
2014 - Emily Dickinson Poetry Collection (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781500620851
ISBN-10: 1500620858
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
2013 - The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781494821814
ISBN-10: 1494821818
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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2013 - El VIento Comenzo a Mecer La Hierba [Spanish and English Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Poemas a La Muerte / Death Poems [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Cartas / Selected Letters [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
2009 - 71 Poemas / 71 Poems [Poesia / Poetry - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2008 - Y Auratil Pour De Vrai Un Matin [French Edition] (Paperback)
2007 - Car L Adieu C Est La Nuit [Poesie/Gallimard - French Edition] (Paperback)
2006 - The Poems of Emily Dickinson [Large Print] (Paperback)
2005 - The Single Hound [Hesperus Classics] (Paperback)
2005 - Antologia Bilingue / Bilingual Anthology [Literatura/ Literature - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2004 - Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson [Barnes & Noble Classics Series - B&N Classics Hardcover] (Hardcover)
2004 - Poemas (Paperback)Paperback
2004 - Amor Infiel/unfaithfull Love [Poesia - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2003 - Poems of Faith [Dover Thrift Editions] (Paperback)
2002 - I'm Nobody Who Are You [Scholastic Classics] (Paperback)
2001 - Favorite Poems [Dover Large Print Classics] (Paperback)
2001 - Emily Dickinson Poems Selected By Ted Hughes [Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse] (Paperback)
2000 - The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson [Modern Library Classics] (Paperback)
2000 - Emily Dickinson Selected Poems / [introduction by Christopher Moore] (Hardcover)
1998 - Poetical Worksdickinson [Wordsworth Collection] (Paperback)
1998 - Greatest American Poetry [Ultimate Classics] (Audio Cassette)
1998 - The Essential Dickinson Vol 25 [Essential Poets New York, N.Y.] (Paperback)
1997 - Selected Poetry of Emily Dickinson [New York Public Library Collector's Editions] (Hardcover)
1996 - Listen Read Emily Dickinson's Selected Poems [Dover Audio Thrift Classics Series] (Paperback)
1995 - Poems [Shambhala Pocket Classics] (Paperback)
1994 - Heaven Below the Heaven Above [Executive Breakthrough Series] (Audio Cassette)
1993 - Dickinson Poems [Everyman's Library Pocket Poets] (Hardcover)
1993 - On Love (Other)
1990 - Selected Poems [Dover Thrift Edition] (Paperback)
1989 - Pomes (Paperback)
Poems Second Series [Notable American Authors] (Other)
Further Poems [Notable American Authors Series] (Hardcover)
Emily Dickinson's Correspondences [Nineteenth-Century Literature & Culture Collection] (Paperback)
Four American Classics [Shambhala Pocket Classics] (Hardcover)
Posies Compltes [French Edition] (Hardcover)
Liryka [Perlyny svitovoi liryky - Ukrainian Edition] (Other)
60 Poemas [Mitos poesķa] (Paperback)
Poemas Seleccion [Textos ingleses - Spanish Edition] (Other)
Poemas Dickinson [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)