note to self: remember Emily Dickinson
She wrote in obscurity. Only 7 of her poems (she wrote somthing like 1800 of them) were published during her lifetime. She died in 1886. Her sister edited and published some more of her work in the late 1800s, but it wasn't until 1945 (when "Bolts of Melody" was published by her neice) that her poetry became well known. So, over 50 years after her death, she left an indelible mark on the canon of western literature.
My questions. Was the quality of her life any better as a result of her writing?
She wrote in obscurity. Only 7 of her poems (she wrote somthing like 1800 of them) were published during her lifetime. She died in 1886. Her sister edited and published some more of her work in the late 1800s, but it wasn't until 1945 (when "Bolts of Melody" was published by her neice) that her poetry became well known. So, over 50 years after her death, she left an indelible mark on the canon of western literature.
My questions. Was the quality of her life any better as a result of her writing?
Even people whose lives may not be the happiest or most exciting seem to find or create meaning from creation. This of course is only my 2 cents and I realize this is a 'rhetorical question.'
Continuing to wish, for you and yours, zee best of zee best.
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edited for clarity
[Edited on May 22, 2004 10:57PM]