In Amherst, Massachusetts, a writer was born; although, she was not aware that she would become a famous poet one day. December 10, 1830, Emily Dickinson finally was born. Emily’s childhood was somewhat normal, though she did spend most of her life in isolation. When she was young, she was social; although as years passed by, she became reclusive. Entertaining guests was not ever part of her agenda. She would meet visitors through the window screens or behind doors. She was pleased with restricting herself with just her house, her poetry, and her garden. Also, she only dressed herself in white clothings. With her actions during her lifetime, others saw her as abnormal, and she was not treated well. She was not recognized until after her death. Only publishing a total of seven poems before her death, Dickinson admired her privacy. Those seven poems that were published were all anonymous, and the edits that was made were an abundant amount. As of today, we see her as a substantial and spectacular poet. Emily, who lived as an outcast in her time, wrote poems that we are not used to comprehending on a regular basis today. In her town, Christianity was supported widely and greatly. Though she was a Puritan and followed Puritan beliefs, she touched on the subject …show more content…
Although, these are the technical creativeness and ingenuity of her poetries. The assortment and nonspecific of themes that we can interpret from her poems, and the vast and deep cognitive and spiritual emotions that she has managed to write in different ways have helped others respect her as an American poet. “Dickinson’s endings are frequently open. In this world of comparison, extremes are powerful. There are many negative definitions and sharp contrasts.” (Poetry Foundation, 2013). Relating to Dickinson’s style of conclusion in her poems with it being ajar to interpretation, Dickinson was also a mound of distinction and rendition as a living being. Emily Dickinson never published her work or let anyone know of her work, because she believed that “publication is the auction of the mind”, as she stated in an interview. (Poetry Foundation, 2013). Emily Dickinson did share some of her writings with her family, but she was very selective on what she shared with her family members. After Dickinson’s death, her sister, Lavinia, stumbled on some of her work, and believed that it could inspire some people. Also, she believed that Emily’s poems were really deep, and only if they were close to each other, she could have helped emily, or each other, with them being reclusive and isolated from everything and everyone.