Saying a lot with a little
Although Emily Dickinson wrote 1,713 poems during her life of seclusion in Amherst, Massachussets, odes to love do not figure prominently in her work. Biographers have suggested several objects of her affection, but none has been proven. Why did she always wear white? Were her outfits in any way evocative of bridal garb? Regardless, in "Wild Nights", as in all her work, a little says a lot.
Wild NightsWild nights! Wild nights!
Were I with thee,
Wild nights should be
Our luxury.Futile the winds
To a heart in port —
Done with the compass
Done with the chart.Rowing in Eden!
Ah! The sea!
Might I but moor
Tonight in thee.Emily Dickinson
Back in September last year, Rainy Day declared Emily Dickinson to be our favourite female poet. With her breathtaking originality — astonishing imagery — and dramatic punctuation — she was — and is — a revolutionary.
