EDITION: U.S.
CA Canada  Québec FR France US United States UK United Kingdom
NYR Armchair Detective More
 
CONNECT    

Emily Dickinson's Secret Love

First Posted: 6/22/10 Updated: 5/25/11

Inspiring
 Funny
 Typical
 Important
 Outrageous
 Amazing
 Innovative
 Beautiful
Emily Dickinson Secret Love

The Boston Globe:

Following her father's death, poet Emily Dickinson did something unthinkable in his lifetime: She began to romance her father's best friend. This excerpt from a new book reveals a woman so unlike the lovelorn recluse who exists in the popular imagination.

Read the whole story: The Boston Globe

FOLLOW HUFFPOST BOOKS

Following her father's death, poet Emily Dickinson did something unthinkable in his lifetime: She began to romance her father's best friend. This excerpt from a new book reveals a woman so unlike the ...
Following her father's death, poet Emily Dickinson did something unthinkable in his lifetime: She began to romance her father's best friend. This excerpt from a new book reveals a woman so unlike the ...
Related News On Huffington Post:
 

Read more from Huffington Post bloggers:
John Lundberg

John Lundberg: Poems for Mother's Day

My mother likes to tell me that even if I showed up at her door and told her I'd committed a felony--murder, whatever--she would still love me. In honor of that devotion, here are some poems for Mother's Day.
John Lundberg

John Lundberg: Are We Teaching Poetry The Right Way?

Former British poet laureate Andrew Motion ruffled some feathers last week when he complained to the press about how educators teach poetry.
Christopher Lydon

Christopher Lydon: Poet-Critic Dan Chiasson, the Natural (AUDIO)

Dan Chiasson has the easy charm of a natural New England oracle, in a tradition encompassing Emily Dickinson and William James, Robert Frost and...

Filed by Jessie Kunhardt  | 

More in Books...