Writing apart from the mainstream of nineteenth-century poetry Emily Dickinson created a language of her own, and her work is both very varied and very consistent in its strength and charm. As Ted Hughes says in his introduction, "It is impossible to exhaust the unique art and pleasures of her poetic talent"; for this selection (based entirely on the original texts) he has chosen the pieces he likes best.
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Susan Snively, PhD , is the author of four books of poetry: From This Distance (Alice James, 1981), Voices in the House (Alabama Poetry Series, 1988), The Undertow (University of Central Florida, 1998), and Skeptic Traveler (David Robert Books, 2005). She has taught at Smith College, Mount Holyoke Co
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