"To venerate the simple days Which lead the seasons by, Needs but to remember That from you or I They may take the trifle Termed mortality!"

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About Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson was an American poet whose compressed language and formal experimentation transformed lyric poetry. Although only a small number of her poems were published during her lifetime, her posthumous work made her one of the most influential poets in American literature. Her poetry explores mortality, faith, nature, and interior life.

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