Sometimes a few simple lines of verse can spell out scads of
significance, especially when writers are reading them.
Many of the works of American poet Emily Dickinson
(1830-1886) offer examples of this truth. Dickinson wrote close
to 1,800 poems. Most of these compositions saw publication only after her
death. Even so, readers still ponder her work. Her poetry is included in high
school curricula and college syllabi.
Here’s a telling statement on wordsmithing from Emily
Dickinson:
“A word is dead when it is said, some say.
I say it just begins to live that day.”
Spoken and written words have power. Maybe they even take on
lives of their own, as Dickinson described.
And, although Emily Dickinson was a poet, another of her statements
may perhaps be applied to journalists or non-fiction writers, as well as those
who craft poetry.
“Truth is so rare that it is delightful to
tell it.”
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Emily Dickinson is one of my favorite poets! Love the quotes. I had been writing about unusual animals. Today for my D post I wrote about the dogwood blossom. http://gaylwright.blogspot.com/2016/04/d-is-for-dogwood.html
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