My Emily Dickinson

My Emily Dickinsondoes more than just explore Dickinson's life and poetics, although it does that expertly. It falls in line with a tradition of books of poets writing about poets who have intensely figured into their conception of poetry. This is more personal than a biography in that it is a writer's concern with Dickinson's place in history and what she was trying to do with her poetry. Howe does a wonderful job of trying to get into the poems through playing with language. It's a place to meet Dickinson as a lover of games and words.Howe, Susan is the author of 'My Emily Dickinson', published 1995 under ISBN 9780938190523 and ISBN 0938190520.