Her principal, the deeply religious educational reformer Mary Lyon, somberly wrote her off as “without hope” of salvation.ĭespite - or perhaps because of - her self-conscious rebellion in spiritual matters, Dickinson grappled gamely with religious questions in her poetry. Known for her fierce originality of thought, she distinguished herself among her pious classmates for her unwillingness to publicly profess faith in Christ.
She spent a year studying at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, now a women’s college. Takes 30 seconds!īorn in 1830 as the middle child in a prosperous Massachusetts family, Dickinson dazzled her teachers early on with her brilliant mind and flowering imagination. Which 20-second poem should you recite while washing your hands?ĭiscover the perfect poem for you.
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