How did Emily Dickinson get her start as a writer?

Did You Know? In addition to writing poetry, Emily Dickinson studied botany. She compiled a vast herbarium that is now owned by Harvard University. ... read more

Emily Dickinson's stature as a writer soared from the first publication of her poems in their intended form. She is known for her poignant and compressed verse, which profoundly influenced the direction of 20th-century poetry. read more

Emily Dickinson: The Writing Years (1855-1865) A lthough Emily Dickinson's calling as a poet began in her teen years, she came into her own as an artist during a short but intense period of creativity that resulted in her composing, revising, and saving hundreds of poems. read more

Emily Dickinson began writing poetry while she was still a teenager at Amherst Academy. When she returned home after only one year at a seminary, she continued reading and writing poetry. Family friends often gifted her with new volumes by poets such as William Wordsworth, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. read more