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From 1850s

[edit] Emily Dickinson Criticism

[edit] Review

Emily Dickinson was a private person and very few of her poems were published in her life time. Dickinson was virtually unknown until the 1960's. Her first critic Thomas Wentworth Higginson suggested that she change the way he she wrote, he urged her to write longer before she attempted to have her poetry published. Despite what Mr. Higginson wrote, Emily Dickinson, thought if it was her destiny to be published it would be. Another writer, Judith Farr said of Dickinson that she was known more for her gardening then for her poetry. Both Thomas Higginson and Mabel Todd edited her work. The complete and unaltered versions of Emily Dickinson poetry came out in 1955. The first critical reviews were unfavorable and not well received. But early in the 20th century critics now consider Dickinson to be an American poet. Emily Dickinson’s poetry is about the inner self and the very essence of who we are as individuals. Her poetry deals with themes of immortality and death. Emily Dickinson's poetry is unconventional typically lacking titles using similar rhythms as Psalms and often using slant rhyme. Dickinson is taught in classes in the US from high school to universities. Popular culture has found her work very appealing even composing music for her poetry. There is even an elementary school in Bozeman Montana named especially for her (Emily Dickinson). The Amherst College bought and renovated her homestead which just opened March 1, 2008. The Dickinson Museum was occupied by Emily's family heirs and until 1988.

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