Description
Born in Massachusetts in 1830, Emily Dickinson composed over CLIPPER
1,770 poems; but apart from her closest friends, no-one knew she
was writing at all. Only after her death was her astonishing output
discovered and published.
A reclusive figure for much of her life, few could have
imagined the range of her subjects, the intensity of her imagination
or the powerful delicacy of her writing.
Emily Dickinson is one of America’s greatest writers. This
selection includes 147of her best-known poems, and is a perfect
introduction to her unique voice.