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Episode 83: Emily Dickinson, "I went to thank Her–"
November 27th, 2024 | Season 6 | 20 mins
elegy, grief and loss, nineteenth century, rhymed verse, women's history month
In this episode, we read and discuss Emily Dickinson's poem about the death of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. We discuss Dickinson's innovative syntax, her use of deep pauses, and her meditations on death and grief that create surprising effects in this short lyric.