About Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. After...
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How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!
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To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
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The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on.
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
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I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.
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How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire!