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Thinker · 1830–1886

Emily Dickinson

Wrote 1,800 poems mostly unpublished in her lifetime. Lived increasingly indoors. Sent her dashes — those long, breathing pauses — out into the world.

Contributions
  • Reinvention of the lyric poem
  • Unique punctuation as breath
Words that traveled
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Hope is a thing with feathers — that perches in the soul — and sings the tune without the words.
— Emily Dickinson
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I dwell in possibility.
— Emily Dickinson
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If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
— Emily Dickinson