She also often employs birds, land, and sea as metaphor, turning nature into human-nature. Kress: According to the Emily Dickinson Lexicon, the poet uses the word “thing” 115 times and with seven different meanings in her poems. Every week or so, we will pick a poem, study it, write a short blog on our take of its meaning, publish it in various social media, and invite study and further comments from our friends.Ĭ. And, of course, when a film such as “A Quiet Passion,” comes out, we’ll rush out to see it.Īs you might expect from zealots such as ourselves, we are embarking on a little summer project to highlight this extraordinary poet. We travel to other cities to see exhibits about her.
We buy all sorts of editions of her work. Frequently, we’ll put life aside and devote an hour to the wonderful work of reading, discussing, and coming to an understanding of one of her poems. My wife, Camille Ware Kress, and I are big fans of the great American poet, Emily Dickinson.
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