How did the Civil war impact the writing of emily dickinson?
Citing The Poems of Emily Dickinson edited and published by R.W. Franklin in 1999, this page offers a curation of poems that suggest that Emily Dickinson should be considered more of a Civil War poet than she is: Emily Dickinson had deep and significant feelings about the war that took place during her lifetime. Given the Civil War took place during Emily's most profound period of writing, also known as her "Flying Day's", many have speculated that the war itself was one of the most profound reasons as to why she engaged in this period of isolation, while others dismiss it as a product of her reclusivity... After reading these poems, and knowing a bit more about the men in her life, what do you think? Leave us a message on our message board located on the homepage to let us know what you think! Is Emily Dickinson really a war poet?
Poem #247:
The lamp burns sure - within -
Tho' Serfs - Supply the Oil -
It matters not the busy Wick -
As her phosphoric toil!
The Slave forgets to fill -
The Lamp - burns golden - on -
Unconscious that the oil is out -
As that the Slave - is gone
Poem #545:
They dropped like Flakes -
They dropped like stars -
Like Petals from a Rose -
When suddenly across the June
A wind with fingers - goes -
They perished in the seamless Grass
No eye could find the place -
But God can summon every face
On hid Repealless - List.