Cathrin Hagey

Mything Emily

Arts & Letters Daily has led me to a Washington Post review by Jerome Charyn of Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family’s Feuds by Lyndall Gordon.

The link to the review is above. Here’s a snippet:

 

 

 

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8 responses to “Mything Emily”

  2. Thanks for the link. The quote about Emily Dickinson seeming to be more at home in the 21st century than in her own time rings true for me, too.

  3. Jerome Charyn generously wrote our mission statement. He has taken a lively interest in the page. I also think of this line from an Emily Dickinson poem: “Each Age a Lens.” I noticed you enjoy Whitman – we don't know if Emily ever read him, but she once wrote: “You speak of Mr. Whitman. I never read his book, but was told that it was disgraceful.”

  4. I read a biography of Emily Dickinson a long time ago, but now I think I should go back and dwell on her some more. I just finished “Savage Beauty,” a biography of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford. It's a beautifully written book and a great introduction to the poet. Emily was a courageous pioneer of the human soul; it's hard to believe that she wouldn't have recognized that in Whitman as well. But he did push a few boundaries. The lens of our time has a greater diameter than did hers, perhaps. Or maybe she was shy about disclosing the true breadth and depth of her discoveries.

  5. I read a biography of Emily Dickinson a long time ago, but now I think I should go back and dwell on her some more. I just finished “Savage Beauty,” a biography of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford. It’s a beautifully written book and a great introduction to the poet. Emily was a courageous pioneer of the human soul; it’s hard to believe that she wouldn’t have recognized that in Whitman as well. But he did push a few boundaries. The lens of our time has a greater diameter than did hers, perhaps. Or maybe she was shy about disclosing the true breadth and depth of her discoveries.

  6. I hope that anyone reading this who enjoys learning about Emily Dickinson will go to your site. Your dedication to the subject is crystal clear. Thanks again.

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