genius

The entire record… the least important thing | Guide to Daily Reading 12/10/22

By Marica / December 10, 2022 December 10, 2022 / genius, Emily Dickinson, American Poetry / 4 Comments

Emily Dickinson was “called back” on this date in 1830. born on this date in 1830.* *hangs head in shame. how embarrassing. Daily readings: American Authors 1600-1900: A Biographical Dictionary of America Literature. Stanley J. Kunitz and Howard Haycraft. The H.W. Wilson Company, New York. 1977. 1st 1938.

Miss Emily

By Marica / December 1, 2022 December 1, 2022 / poetry, Emily Dickinson, American Poetry, genius, Kunitz & Haycraft

Emily, the quintessence and distillation of the Puritan spirit, poured out her pure nectar in rare and precious drops. –Kunitz & Haycraft, American Authors 1600-1900 (1938)