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Emily Dickinson

1830 – 1886

United StatesEnglishShort lyric, slant rhyme, dashes, introspective

American poet known for her reclusive life and intensely personal poetry. Her nearly 1,800 poems explore themes of death, immortality, nature, and the inner life with striking originality.

Famous works

1861

"Hope" is the thing with feathers

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