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The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering;
And then, to go to sleep;
And then, if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor,
The liberty to die.
Generally considered among the greatest American poets, Emily Dickinson has been read, studied, and admired by generations of literature students and poetry lovers. This modestly priced edition presents over 100 of her best-known and most-loved poems, reprinted from authoritative early editions. Unflinchingly honest, psychologically penetrating, and technically adventurous, the poems include such favorites as "The Chariot," "I taste a liquor never brewed," "The Snake," "I'm nobody, who are you?" "A Book," "There's a certain slant of light," "Hope," and many more.
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life, but today is considered to be one of the most influential poets in American history.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I remember some of the poems from high school and college, but others were new to me. Nice collection.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I stepped from Plank to plankA slow and cautious wayThe Stars about my Head I feltAbout my Feed the Sea.I knew not but the nextWould be my final inch --This gave me that precarious GaitSome call Experience.* * *Hope is a strange invention --A Patent of the Heart --In unremitting actionYet never wearing out --Of this electric AdjunctNot anything is knownBut its unique momentumEmbellish all we own --
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The only poem that resonated with me was: "Returning" on page 28.