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The town Emily was born & spent most of her life in
Amherst, Massachusetts
Emily’s father
Edward Dickinson: one of the most respected & wealthy citizens of the town & a Conservative leader of the church
What church did Emily attend?
Congregational First Church of Christ: followed Puritan tradition
What school did Emily attend?
Amherst Academy
Around what time did Emily stop socializing & become a recluse?
1860
What poem did Emily publish anonymously in the Springfield Daily Republican?
Safe in their alabaster chambers
Who did Emily ask for advice on her poetry & eventually become her intellectual mentor?
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
What two people came together after Emily’s death to publish her poetry?
Thomas Wentworth Higginson & Mabel Loomis Todd
Emily’s brother
Austin Dickinson
Who was Austin Dickinson’s secret lover for 13+ years?
Mabel Loomis Todd
What did Emily suffer from in 1864 & 1865?
Eye trouble
Where did Emily spend most of her isolation?
Her parents’ home
What historical period did Emily’s most productive writing time align with?
The Civil War
During the Civil War period, about how many poems did Emily write?
800
How would Emily share her poetry?
In hand-sew booklets with friends
Judge Phil Lord
One of Emily’s romantic partners; a family friend (68) who met Emily when she was 48What
Who was Emily’s sister in law who she possibly had feelings for?
Susan Gilbert
What did Emily die of?
Bright’s disease
Emily’s sister
Lavinia Dickinson: found 40 notebooks & loose poems locked in a box in Emily’s room
How many of Emily’s poems were titled?
24
Emily’s birthdate
December 10, 1830E
Emily’s death date
May 15, 1886
Walt’s birthdate
May 31, 1819
Where was Walt born?
South Huntington Island, Long Island, New York
Walt’s career
Apprenticed to a printer, school teacher, editor of The Brooklyn Eagle, & a Civil War nurse
Why was Walt fired from The Brooklyn Eagle
His outspoken opposition to slavery
What did Walt declare his poetry would be?
A base in reality, not morality
What was Walt’s collection of poetry called?
Leaves of Grass
When did the first version of Walt’s masterpiece appear?
1855
Why were many writers shocked by Walt’s poetry?
It was free verse, nontraditional, & had some inappropriate imagery
Who did Walt write poetry in honor of?
Abraham LincolnW
Walt’s death date
March 26, 1892
When was the final edition of Leaves of Grass published?
1891; one year before Walt’s death
What did Walt die of?
Emphysema
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