Laurie Porter
Associate Professor, English Department
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The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
edited by Thomas Johnson
Poetry
speaks to the heart.
To my mind, few speak more vibrantly or profoundly than Emily Dickinson.
I go to her poems for wisdom, comfort, beauty, and delight.
They never disappoint.
There
are many novels and plays that I would not like to live without, but if I had to
choose one literary life companion, it would be Dickinson.
She says it best:
I
reckon—when I count at all—
First—Poets—Then the Sun—
Then Summer—Then the Heaven of God—
And then—the List is done—
J. 569
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Laurie Porter
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