Lu
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Post by Lu on Feb 5, 2007 8:34:21 GMT -5
I'm reading Poems by Emily Dickinson, I've never been a huge fan of poetry and so I'm pretty surprised of enjoying this book so much.
I read Dickinson's biography before starting to read her poems and I was surprised by her freethinking in spite of her decision to live in virtual seclusion. She seems to be very modern.
I also like how she managed to condense a lot images in the words she used.
I don't like her poems translated into italian, my english teacher was absolutely right: the translation spoils the sound of poetry. I won't read a translated poem again!
What do everyone think about Emily Dickinson?
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Post by swissmiss on Feb 5, 2007 18:24:31 GMT -5
She's definitely one of my favorite poets, I have The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson which I read from time to time.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Feb 6, 2007 6:55:38 GMT -5
I have a collection of her poetry and Idefinitely like her work. She´s in my top 5 poets  |
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bookworm148
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Post by bookworm148 on Feb 6, 2007 14:45:22 GMT -5
I love Emily Dickinson. I love how she writes, even though she was a recluse.
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neh
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Post by neh on Feb 6, 2007 17:45:08 GMT -5
I think a good deal of her genius was innate and always there, but the emotions she felt that lead her to live a life alone were the catalyst to let it all out in the way that she did. It's an awful thing to be grateful for but I love her writings, and her style - i just wish that she had perhaps been able to find complete happiness AND write such things!
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Post by czarval on Feb 8, 2007 12:32:14 GMT -5
I also really like her work. I found it a little hard to get into though, because of the changes in language from her time to ours.
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Post by whitewarrior on Feb 20, 2007 1:00:25 GMT -5
I've actually had a lot of trouble figuring out Emily Dickinson's poetry, which is a little odd, because I love poetry so much. I don't know, it's just been tough to get anything out of her stuff.  |
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