Today's Featured Book:
Hope is the Thing with Feathers:
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Genre: Poetry
Written: 1858 to 1865
First Published: 1890
Page Count: 328 pages
Summary:
From the Women's Voices series, a collection of classic poetry specifically curated to encourage, challenge, and motivate women.
One of American's most distinctive poets, Emily Dickinson scorned the conventions of her day in her approach to writing, religion, and society. Hope Is the Thing with Feathers is a collection of her vast archive of poetry to inspire the writers, creatives, and feminists of today.
This is my letter to the world,
That never wrote to me, ---
The simple news that Nature told,
With tender majesty.
Her message is committed
To hands I cannot see;
For love of her, sweet countrymen,
Judge tenderly of me.
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Apparently with no surprise
To any happy flower,
The frost beheads it at its play
In accidental power.
The blond assassin passes on,
The sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another day
For an approving God.
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I'm taking a class on Emily Dickinson that begins in Women's History Month (March) and runs through Poetry Month (April).
I am extending my enjoyment of the class by reading some books about her life and poetry myself, and by sitting in front of her statue in my home library as I recite her poems. lol
The purpose of THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, and befriend other bloggers. THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.
What’s your favorite bookish scent, and why does it appeal to you? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee-Addicted Writer)
I like all bookish scents---newly printed books, old bookstores, pens, paper. I do not know why these appeal to me. Perhaps it's buried in my DNA.
I think all readers love these smells! I know I can't pass up smelling a new book!
ReplyDeleteHere's my BBH
Have a GREAT day!
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I am quite sure that Emily Dickinson would be amazed if she could know the kind of iconic figure she has become on the American literary landscape.
ReplyDeleteEmily Dickinson was a favorite with a very popular English teacher when I was in high school, and we all revered both of them. So I remember the poems well, though haven’t gone back to them in a long time.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved that poem, and many of Dickenson's others as well. I'm trying to remember where I recently read that this was some very famous woman's favorite poem. Blanking on it!
ReplyDeleteDear Deb, I love ❤️ the cover and title of that book.
ReplyDeleteI read a biography of Dickenson several years ago which included quite a few of her poems with the punctuation she wanted and I didn't find the poems as enjoyable as reading them here with grammar and punctuation we expect. Here is my review: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2022/09/review-and-quotes-these-fevered-days.html
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely way to dove into Emily's work! I hope she knows how profoundly she has impacted so many of us :-) Hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI have a bit of the same DNA.i love the smell of a new book. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun the class must be, I’ve always enjoyed Emily Dickinson.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like an interesting class. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI love those scents too. My sister got me a candle for Christmas one year that apparently smells of Old Bookshop 😂
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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