For each ecstatic instant
We must an anguish pay
In keen and quivering ratio
To the ecstasy.
For each beloved hour
Sharp pittances of years —
Bitter contested farthings —
And Coffers heaped with Tears!
— Emily Dickinson
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Emily Dickinson was an American poet born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
She is known for her unique and innovative style, and is considered one of the most important figures in American poetry.
Dickinson lived in relative seclusion and was not widely recognized during her lifetime.
After her death in 1886, her family discovered nearly 1,800 of her poems, which were published posthumously.
Her work is characterized by its unconventional style, with off-rhymes and bold, original intellectual content.
Dickinson's poetry was heavily influenced by the Metaphysical poets of seventeenth-century England and her upbringing in a Puritan New England town.
She is now widely regarded as a powerful and persistent figure in American culture, and her poems continue to be studied and celebrated for their unique contribution to literature.
