How Did Emily Dickinson Judge Her Poetry

When people write poems, they often express their feelings and emotions, making their ideas available to the world. These emotions and ideas might not be accepted by everyone who decides to read the poem. This can create a sense of vulnerability because society is able to then judge the poem. By judging the poem, society is also unintentionally judging the poet and his or her ideas. Sometimes people say nice comments, but they can often say negative comments as well. This vulnerability is why great poets like Emily Dickinson are often cautious when publishing their poetry. She did not want her poems that she worked hard writing to be ridiculed. Emily Dickinson once said that her sensitivity was comparable to missing a layer of skin, and this analogy is reflected in her poetry when she writes about her goals and dreams, and when she illustrates the daily struggles she has in life. …show more content…
Dickinson puts a lot of thought and love into her poetry, and she often expresses some parts of herself that would be hidden from the world if she did not write. She had only published 6 poems while she lived, making it hard for people to see the amazing person she was. When the editors and publishers would shut her down, she decided it was enough. She was sensitive and fragile, so when her work was critiqued and changed too much, she stopped trying to publish her poetry entirely. She was only able to express her dreams and aspirations on anything she could find her house that she could write on. Her poetry became lost to the world because her sensitivity to judgement, and quite possibly the world, trapped her inside a lonely