Emily Dickinson Poems

Emily Dickinson on the Left 

Poems by Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
1886

Emily Dickinson has been in the news lately because a new picture has been discovered. She is a major American poet and an infamous recluse. Prior to this picture being discovered there was only one other picture of her at sixteen years of age. She only published a handful of poems in her life out of the nearly eighteen hundred she wrote.

Emily Dickinson at 16

Poetry is very intimidating to people including myself. I have been thinking about how to structure this post for days now and I think the best thing to do is present the books to you and leave the research to those that want to learn more. She has a way with words and I will let her work speak for itself.

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IF I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

The convention of the time was not to name the poems so most of hers have been numbered in subsequent publications. Here are the three volumes available in the Kindle Store.

Poems by Emily Dickinson, Series One

Poems by Emily Dickinson, Series Two

Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete

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Poe's Poetry

Alone
by Edgar Allan Poe

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view. 

January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849

Edgar Allan Poe is an American Romantic author and poet. He is best known for his poem “The Raven” and his short stories dealing with dark and macabre themes.

Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works - Free

He had a very tragic life, losing his parents at a very early age. He was adopted by John Allan and later change his name in honor of the family that raised him. He was plagued with money issues and alcoholism through his short life. He died of mysterious circumstances that led to many conspiracy theories, including madness and exposure due to alcoholism.

Poe’s works are still widely referenced and adapted in popular culture. Poe has become a fictionalized version of himself often used as the narrator of his poems. Poe is often depicted in comic books, fiction, film and theatre, due to the tragic circumstances of his life and the mystery surrounding his death.

Poe, A Biography - This is a great out of print biography about Poe’s life. Follows his life and career and when he published his poems and stories. Available used for $4.00 in paperback.

Edgar Allan Poe: A Biography - New biography by Daniel Dyer, available on Kindle. $4.99 purchase, free to borrow with Prime Account.

There is a new film coming out later this year titled “The Raven” with John Cusack playing Edgar Allan Poe. Also, a new film titled “Poe” is rumored next year, directed by Sylvester Stallone!

Here is the beginning of another beautiful poem by Edgar Allan Poe, 

Annabel Lee

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

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