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Exploring Emily Dickinson's Poems

Even those familiar with just the usual anthology poems by Emily Dickinson recognize the unique quality of her writing. In this class we will explore a wide selection of her more than seventeen hundred poems, poems often difficult, oblique, enigmatic, brilliant, and startling. Prepare to be puzzled at times as well as awed. Members of the class will choose some of the poems we explore. We will use a simple kind of “close reading” method that will allow us to build understanding and appreciate the verbal textures and intricacies that demonstrate Dickinson’s stature as the greatest American poet.

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