The Poems of Emily Dickinson Poetry 1996
Emily Dickinson was born into a prominent New England family. Sociable as a child, she grew increasingly withdrawn, and in later years became known as a recluse. Only seven of her poems were published during her lifetime. After Emily's death in 1886, her sister Lavinia discovered 1,775 poems bound in small packets tied with thread. They were first published in 1890, attracting unexpected attention in literary cirles. With spare, precise language, Emily Dickinson conveyed a penetrating vision of the natural world and an acute understanding of the most profound human truths. Her poems have been widely recognized as among the greatest in the English language. Nancy Kwan is joined by Jill Eikenberry, Melissa Manchester, Jean Smart, Sharon Stone, Meryl Streep, and Alfre Woodard reading fifty poems by Emily Dickinson, in her usual musical voice.
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