A Voice of Her Own Becoming Emily Dickinson |
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| Author:
| Dana, Barbara |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-028704-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | HarperTeen |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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When something is most important to me and I do not want to lose it, I gather it into a poem. It is said that women must employ the needle and not the pen. But I will be a Poet! That's who I am!
Before she was an iconic American poet, Emily Dickinson was a spirited girl eager to find her place in the world. Expected by family and friends to mold to the prescribed role for women in mid-1800s New England, Emily was challenged to define herself on her own terms.
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More DescriptionWhen something is most important to me and I do not want to lose it, I gather it into a poem. It is said that women must employ the needle and not the pen. But I will be a Poet! That's who I am!
Before she was an iconic American poet, Emily Dickinson was a spirited girl eager to find her place in the world. Expected by family and friends to mold to the prescribed role for women in mid-1800s New England, Emily was challenged to define herself on her own terms.
Award-winning author Barbara Dana brilliantly imagines the girlhood of this extraordinary young woman, capturing the cadences of her unique voice and bringing her to radiant life.