Poets on Poetry - Emily Dickinson
Quotations and Excerpts from Master Poets, Reflecting Upon the Poetic Craft
"If I read a book,
and it makes my whole body so cold
no fire can ever warm me,
I know that is poetry.
and it makes my whole body so cold
no fire can ever warm me,
I know that is poetry.
If I feel physically
as if the top of my head were taken off,
I know that is poetry."
Emily Dickinson
(1830 - 1886)
Can words affect us that deeply? Absolutely, if we are willing to listen.
How many of us lose our heads over poetry? I know I sure can! Perhaps that is why we continue to put pen to paper.
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- Emily Dickinson was born in 1930, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
- She spent much of her life is seclusion from others.
- Many of her best-known poems were discovered after her death.
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I like Emily Dickenson...Those are great quotes.
Her words are really powerful !!...Excellent Write !
i thought i felt a draft on the top of my head ...... lol. Good Job Miss Linda
So true.
Her words are always so succinct and powerful. Insightful comments!
I love Emily Dickinson. She's one of my favorites.