Wild NightsBy Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson was born in 1830 and died in 1886. She left 60 volumes of poetry with her sister, but was almost unpublished during her lifetime. She lived a reclusive life in Massahcusetts, in the U.S. Her entire works weren't published until 1955. Wild Nights-- Wild Nights! Futile-- the Winds-- Rowing in Eden-- Source for text and information: "The Erotic Spirit: An Anthology of Poems of Sensuality, Love and Longing", translated, edited w/introduction by Sam Hamill. Boston: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 1996. |