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POETRY
Emily Dickinson



          Emily     Elizabeth        Dickinson      (Amherst,
          Massachusetts-10th December, 1830) regarded as
          one of America’s greatest poets, is also known for
          her unusual life of self imposed social seclusion.

          Although living a life of simplicity and seclusion,
          she wrote poetry of great power; questioning the
          nature of immortality and death, two recurring
          topics in the letters to her friends.
First Years
• As a young child, Emily proved to be a bright and
  conscientious student. She showed a sharp intelligence
  and was able to create many original writings of rhyming
  stories.

• In response to his father strictness in censorship, she was
  highly deferential to her father and other male figures of
  authority.
• But, despite her attempts to please and be well thought
  of, she was at the same time independently minded and
  quite willing to refuse the prevailing orthodoxy’s on
  certain issues.
In her poetry she didn’t use to use titles very often. The rhyme in her
      poems is usually the slant one, within short lines in which she
      expressed far-reaching ideas. Moreover, her poetry, which is
     amidst paradox and uncertainty, has an undeniable capacity to
                           move and provoke.

    The work that was published during her lifetime was usually
    altered by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules
                            of the time.

     She died in May 15, 1886 due to Bright’s disease, a chronic
                             nephritis.




                   Her work & death
Religion
    A crucial issue at the time was religion,
which to Emily was the “all important
question”.
    The antecedents of the Dickinson’s can be
traced back to the early Puritan settlers, who left
Lincolnshire (England) in the late 17th Century
in order to practice religious freedom in
America.
Legacy
• Her first collection of poetry after her death was
  published in 1890 by personal acquaintances who
  heavily edited the content. But, finally, a complete
  and mostly unaltered collection of her poetry
  became available for the first time in 1955 when The
  Poems of Emily Dickinson was published by scholar
  Thomas H. Johnson.
• Despite unfavorable reviews during the late 19th
  and early 20th century, critics now consider her to
  be a major American poet.
A selected poem “A Book”
               A Book

“There is no frigate like a book                    The poem      with          the
To take us lands away,                       expresses     the    coursers,
Nor any coursers like a page                 importance           stating that the
Of prancing poetry.                          Dickinson gives      first ones are
This traverse may the poorest take           to books and         better.       The
Without oppress of toll;                     literature      in   comparison       is
How frugal is the chariot                    general,             established upon
That bears a human soul!”                    specifying the       the     similarity
                                             importance     of    between       the
                           Emily Dickinson
                                             poetry. For her,     prancing
                                             books         are    movements       of
                                             capable        of    coursers      and
                                             making us travel     the sensation of
                                             when      reading    the          same
                                             them. Books tell     movement when
                                             us stories of any    reading poetry
                                             kind,    at   any    (it make us stay
                                             place, real or       “nervous” until
                                             not, and with        we know the end
                                             the company of       of the poem, for
                                             many different       example).
                                             characters. She
                                             also    compares
                                             the “pages” of
                                             poetry      books
A selected poem “A Book” II
    She adds that this is a travel all people can do, even
the poorest, without being injured and without having to
pay much. With the words “oppress” and “toll” she may be
referring to how poor people would feel when travelling,
because of having to pay lots of money (a “toll”, a loss of
money, for example).

    The two last lines express how the human soul has to
deal with lots of problems, being that “chariot” all the
things we do during our life and that a Spanish poet,
Antonio Machado, will call “way” in one of his poems.

    Looking at the poem in general, it reflects how
Dickinson saw life. She would prefer being alone, reading,
rather than travelling, being surrounded by people.
My opinion
    I like this poem because I feel the same as
Dickinson when reading books (in my case, the
fantastic and adventures ones). Books make us
travel around places we have never been before
or remember the ones we have already visited.
For me, books are important as well as
interesting and astonishing.
Before my poem…

   I found a poem by Maya Angelou which I
found interesting. Because of this, I would talk
about it and about his author a bit.
Another American Writer
                                  In this short poem, Angelou
                            expresses a typical theme in
                            literature: the passing time (as she
                            announces on her poem’s title).
Your skin like dawn               The skin of young people is
Mine like musk              smooth, but we know that this
                            youthful look will disappear and
One paints the beginning    will turn into a wrinkled face, an
of a certain end.           old person (the beginning of a certain
                            ending”).
The other, the end of a           On the other hand we know
sure beginning.             that the wrinkled face of old
                            people has not always been
                            wrinkled, they have been children
             Maya Angelou   too (the end of a sure beginning).
My opinion & Maya Angelou
        Maya Angelou (April 4th, 1928, St.              I like her poem because it
Louis, Missouri) was raised in St. Louis and     summarizes in a very few lines what
Stamps, Arkansas. There,            Angelou      happens to all human beings during our
experienced racial discrimination as well as     lives.
she absorbed the unshakable faith and
values of traditional African-American                   She keeps simple something that if you
families, community and culture.                 think it in depth it is not that easy, being this
                                                 the reason why her poem is so unique and
       She is one of the most famous and         beautiful.
influential people of our time, being a
celebrated poet, novelist, dramatist, actress,
filmmaker and civil rights activist among
other things.

       She has served on two presidential
committees and has been awarded several
times (the Presidential Medal of Arts in
2000 and 3 Grammy Awards among others).
My Poem- “The Importance of Ideas”
                  Ideas are just so difficult to forget.
                  When one is set on your mind
                  Is impossible to be deleted.
                                            The world is carried by ideas,
                                                 They make it be what it is
                                                       And what it can be,
                                                    Also what it could be.
                  Ideas are strong, powerful.
                  They give us the strength for
                  Doing great things
                  Or horrible ones.
                                                           Ideas scare me,
                                              But they also delight myself.
                                                 They give me my passion
                                                             My ambition,
                                                            My obsession.
                  Ideas always depends on
                   The person who carries them.
                  But why on earth should man
                   Use them for doing the bad?
                  “No idea, mate.”
The End

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Poetry Project

  • 2. Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (Amherst, Massachusetts-10th December, 1830) regarded as one of America’s greatest poets, is also known for her unusual life of self imposed social seclusion. Although living a life of simplicity and seclusion, she wrote poetry of great power; questioning the nature of immortality and death, two recurring topics in the letters to her friends.
  • 3. First Years • As a young child, Emily proved to be a bright and conscientious student. She showed a sharp intelligence and was able to create many original writings of rhyming stories. • In response to his father strictness in censorship, she was highly deferential to her father and other male figures of authority. • But, despite her attempts to please and be well thought of, she was at the same time independently minded and quite willing to refuse the prevailing orthodoxy’s on certain issues.
  • 4. In her poetry she didn’t use to use titles very often. The rhyme in her poems is usually the slant one, within short lines in which she expressed far-reaching ideas. Moreover, her poetry, which is amidst paradox and uncertainty, has an undeniable capacity to move and provoke. The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. She died in May 15, 1886 due to Bright’s disease, a chronic nephritis. Her work & death
  • 5. Religion A crucial issue at the time was religion, which to Emily was the “all important question”. The antecedents of the Dickinson’s can be traced back to the early Puritan settlers, who left Lincolnshire (England) in the late 17th Century in order to practice religious freedom in America.
  • 6. Legacy • Her first collection of poetry after her death was published in 1890 by personal acquaintances who heavily edited the content. But, finally, a complete and mostly unaltered collection of her poetry became available for the first time in 1955 when The Poems of Emily Dickinson was published by scholar Thomas H. Johnson. • Despite unfavorable reviews during the late 19th and early 20th century, critics now consider her to be a major American poet.
  • 7. A selected poem “A Book” A Book “There is no frigate like a book The poem with the To take us lands away, expresses the coursers, Nor any coursers like a page importance stating that the Of prancing poetry. Dickinson gives first ones are This traverse may the poorest take to books and better. The Without oppress of toll; literature in comparison is How frugal is the chariot general, established upon That bears a human soul!” specifying the the similarity importance of between the Emily Dickinson poetry. For her, prancing books are movements of capable of coursers and making us travel the sensation of when reading the same them. Books tell movement when us stories of any reading poetry kind, at any (it make us stay place, real or “nervous” until not, and with we know the end the company of of the poem, for many different example). characters. She also compares the “pages” of poetry books
  • 8. A selected poem “A Book” II She adds that this is a travel all people can do, even the poorest, without being injured and without having to pay much. With the words “oppress” and “toll” she may be referring to how poor people would feel when travelling, because of having to pay lots of money (a “toll”, a loss of money, for example). The two last lines express how the human soul has to deal with lots of problems, being that “chariot” all the things we do during our life and that a Spanish poet, Antonio Machado, will call “way” in one of his poems. Looking at the poem in general, it reflects how Dickinson saw life. She would prefer being alone, reading, rather than travelling, being surrounded by people.
  • 9. My opinion I like this poem because I feel the same as Dickinson when reading books (in my case, the fantastic and adventures ones). Books make us travel around places we have never been before or remember the ones we have already visited. For me, books are important as well as interesting and astonishing.
  • 10. Before my poem… I found a poem by Maya Angelou which I found interesting. Because of this, I would talk about it and about his author a bit.
  • 11. Another American Writer In this short poem, Angelou expresses a typical theme in literature: the passing time (as she announces on her poem’s title). Your skin like dawn The skin of young people is Mine like musk smooth, but we know that this youthful look will disappear and One paints the beginning will turn into a wrinkled face, an of a certain end. old person (the beginning of a certain ending”). The other, the end of a On the other hand we know sure beginning. that the wrinkled face of old people has not always been wrinkled, they have been children Maya Angelou too (the end of a sure beginning).
  • 12. My opinion & Maya Angelou Maya Angelou (April 4th, 1928, St. I like her poem because it Louis, Missouri) was raised in St. Louis and summarizes in a very few lines what Stamps, Arkansas. There, Angelou happens to all human beings during our experienced racial discrimination as well as lives. she absorbed the unshakable faith and values of traditional African-American She keeps simple something that if you families, community and culture. think it in depth it is not that easy, being this the reason why her poem is so unique and She is one of the most famous and beautiful. influential people of our time, being a celebrated poet, novelist, dramatist, actress, filmmaker and civil rights activist among other things. She has served on two presidential committees and has been awarded several times (the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 and 3 Grammy Awards among others).
  • 13. My Poem- “The Importance of Ideas” Ideas are just so difficult to forget. When one is set on your mind Is impossible to be deleted. The world is carried by ideas, They make it be what it is And what it can be, Also what it could be. Ideas are strong, powerful. They give us the strength for Doing great things Or horrible ones. Ideas scare me, But they also delight myself. They give me my passion My ambition, My obsession. Ideas always depends on The person who carries them. But why on earth should man Use them for doing the bad? “No idea, mate.”