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A review by grvhppr
Dickinson: Poems by Emily Dickinson
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
I don't like to rate poetry, so I won't here.
Emily Dickinson is a poet I want to love. I find some of her poems peerless and others that fall flat--like other poets. That being said, her grasp on the world is unique. Being a female writer during a time when it was frowned upon, she voiced a perspective little seen of the time. She dug deep from her soul and the authenticity of it was not to be denied.
My favorite poems were her Death poems; there was no question there. The long middle of the book (love poems) was extremely hard for me to get through, even though, there were some poems I liked.
(Wanted to get some initial thoughts down before I forgot. Will be back to update review with specific poems I loved.)
Emily Dickinson is a poet I want to love. I find some of her poems peerless and others that fall flat--like other poets. That being said, her grasp on the world is unique. Being a female writer during a time when it was frowned upon, she voiced a perspective little seen of the time. She dug deep from her soul and the authenticity of it was not to be denied.
My favorite poems were her Death poems; there was no question there. The long middle of the book (love poems) was extremely hard for me to get through, even though, there were some poems I liked.
(Wanted to get some initial thoughts down before I forgot. Will be back to update review with specific poems I loved.)