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

312 pages first pub 1890 (editions) user-added

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Dickinson's poems were unpublished until after her death.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 84%
emotional 52%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 31%
mysterious 31%
challenging 26%
dark 21%
relaxing 21%
sad 21%
lighthearted 15%
adventurous 10%
funny 10%
tense 10%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 33%
fast 11%

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