Open Me Carefully
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published 02/10/2007
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Throughout her life, Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems, many of which are known and cherished throughout the world. Like many other great writers, Dickinson not only showed talent in her poetry but in her other forms of writing as well. Nearly as famous as her poems, many of Dickinsons letters to loved ones have been published and have become known for their articulate, loving nature. Perhaps the most popular of her letters, Dickinsons correspondence with her sister-in-law, Susan Gilbert, has been the source of debate for the academic community, (Kristin M. Comment, Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers). Full of sexual innuendo and loving remarks, Dickinsons letters to Susan suggest Dickinsons felt something more than friendship for Susan. Dickinsons love and dependence towards Susan can be recognized not only in Dickinsons letters, but in her poetry as well, making Susan Gilbert an inspiration to Dickinsons writing.
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- Throughout her life, Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems, many of which are known and cherished throughout the world. Like many other great writers, Dickinson not only showed talent in her poetry but in her other forms of writing as well
- Emily attended Amherst Academy and spend a year at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
- Emily and Susan had met and become close friends before William and Susan's courtship
- While there has been much debate over the issue, it is generally known that Susan never responded to Emily's letters as Emily would have wanted her to.
