Emily Dickinson

1830–1886

The dash is her true punctuation of consciousness: thought interrupted before it can be made respectable.

Ballad metreLyricConsciousnessDeathDoubtEcstasyFaithImmortalitySolitudeTime

The writings

Poem

Poem · 1890

Because I could not stop for Death

Emily Dickinson

Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy

Because I could not stop for Death

1890 · Lyric · Ballad metre

Death conducts a courteous carriage ride beyond familiar measures of time.

Poetry

Poetry · 1890

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

1890 · Lyric

1,775 poems, most unpublished in her lifetime, in hymn metre gone strange.