The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson by Conrad Aiken, Emily Dickinson, Billy Collins

The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson

Conrad Aiken, Emily Dickinson, Billy Collins

298 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
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Dickinson's poems were unpublished until after her death. They deal with typical poetic subjects - nature, death, love, religion - but their individuality owes little to any earlier poet.

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Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 55%
challenging 33%
hopeful 29%
inspiring 29%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%
dark 14%
relaxing 14%
funny 11%
lighthearted 11%
adventurous 7%
tense 7%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 36%
fast 8%

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