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In this week's Poem Moment, Emily Dickinson explores loss of faith, or perhaps a change in her faith.
In "The Angle of a Landscape," Emily Dickinson praises the view she can see every day through a gap in her curtains.
Dickenson aptly describes the mood of this time of year in her poem, "Besides the Autumn poets sing."
If you were king or queen for a day, what would you do? In this poem moment we explore Dickinson's poem, "I’m saying every day, " which is about a young woman preparing for unexpected royalty,
In this Poem Moment we enjoy the friendship of old books through the poem. "A precious--mouldering pleasure--'tis," by Emily Dickinson.
In this poem moment, Emily Dickinson celebrates the sunny days of Autumn through her poem,
"These are the days when Birds come back—."
This week's Poem Moment, "Through lane it lay--through bramble--," an Emily Dickinson poem that shows childhood dangers of which adults are unaware.
This Poem Moment focuses on Emily Dickinson's "Dare you see a Soul at the White Heat?" This poem explores the nature and power of the human soul.
This Poem Moment, focuses on Emily Dickinson's "The Gentian weaves her fringes--," a funeral for the passing of summer.
In this poem, Emily Dickinson's, "Death sets a Thing significant," explores how the value of objects change when they are associated with a loved one who dies.
The poem moment welcomes autumn with Emily Dickinson's "The morns are meeker than they were" and "Make me a picture of the sun—."
In this poem moment, i explore Emily Dickinson's suffering and mine own through the poems "1.28 After Great pain, a formal feeling comes—" and "He fumbles at your Soul."
In this poem moment we look at two poems, "The face I cary with me last--" and "I know that He exists" and wonder when Emily is speaking of an earthly love and when she is speaking about God.
In "A Bird came down the Walk," Emily Dickinson talks about the natural world in a style similar to gossiping about a neighbor. In contrast, we look at "’Tis not that Dying hurts us so—," Which looks at the annual migration of birds as a metaphor for death.
In this poem moment, Emily Dickinson explores the feelings of loss and caution that might be felt by someone who has lost vision in one eye and fears losing sight altogether. Written in 1862, the poem is strangely prophetic of how Emily herself felt when undergoing treatment for eye problems in 1864 and 1865. She was confined to dark rooms and forbidden to read or write.
How does it feel to literally dance for Joy? In this poem moment, Emily Dickinson imagines herself as a ballerina: "
I cannot dance upon my Toes—."
In this poem moment, Emily Dickinson uses her poem, "Some keep the Sabbath going to Church," to show a more joyful form of worship alone in her garden, but the poem, "There came a Day at Summer’s Full," indicates otherwise. To demonstrate differences in the meters of these poems, I sing them.
In "Of all the Sounds despatched abroad," Emily Dickinson praises the sound of wind. I can't hear what she does.
In this poem moment, Emily Dickinson reacts to the passionate patriotism that marked the beginning of the Civil War in her poem, "Unto like Story--Trouble has enticed me--". I ask what we can do to act on patriotic feelings.
In this poem moment Emily Dickenson searches for the magic or sacred nature of summer in her poem, "A something in a summer's Day."
In this poem moment, Emily Dickinson explores how we choose our friends, comparing people to different types of fabric. We look at the poems "A shady friend—for Torrid days—" and "The Soul selects her own Society —".
In this week's Poem Moment, Emily Dickinson describes a sunset so beautiful that Baroque painters drop their pencils.
This Poem Moment is a look at Emily Dickinson's "I'm 'wife'--I've finished that--" and "Mine—by the Right of the White Election!" Both of these poems have been used as evidence that Dickinson had an affair. Did she, or is she writing from imagination?
In this episode of Poem Moment we look at Emily Dickinson's poem, "How many times these low feet staggered" and consider its unsympathetic view of death.
This poem moment is about a flirtatious Emily Dickinson poem in which she compares her loving feelings to an eager puppy.
In this week's poem moment, Emily Dickinson at 30 imagines being an old lady. How valuable will today's keepsakes be tomorrow?
This week's Poem Moment focuses on Emily Dickinson's Early poems about pain, "For Each ecstatic instant," "
A Wounded Deer—leaps highest—" and "To learn the Transport by the Pain—."
In this springtime episode, I look at two Emily Dickinson poems: "Whose are the little beds I asked," and "As Children bid the Guest 'Good Night.'" These poems contain maternal images and compare flowers to children.
Note: A Leontodon is a Dandilon, which Emily seemed to appreciate more than modern gardeners.
This episode of Poem Moment gives a glimpse at Emily Dickinson's poetry of desire. "Did the Harebell loose her girdle" criticizes the double standard. "He was weak and I was strong--then--" is a romance of desire and temptation.
This episode of Poem Moment examines three Emily Dickinson poems--"I never lost as much but twice," "Going to Heaven, I don't know when," and "Papa above!" These poems explore the nature of God and access to Heaven.
In this episode of Poem Moment, I share and examine Emily Dickinson's poem, "Heart, not so heavy as mine." It is a tribute to small moments of beauty that help us get through hard times.
On my birthday, I bring you two poems about gifts. Emily Dickinson often wrote poems to accompany gifts of flowers. This week I share thoughts about "It's all I have to bring today--" and "My nosegays are for Captives--."
Poem moment is a weekly glimpse at American poetry, currently focusing on the works of Emily Dickinson.
This week I share an Easter poem called, "A Lady red--amid the Hill," in which nature prepares for the resurrection.
In this Episode, Emily Dickinson wonders at the length of time faithful Christians must wait for the resurrection while I wonder at the length of time it took to share all of Dickinson's work in a form she would have found acceptable.
Poem moment is a feast of American poetry, served in small bites. Please see the website at poemmoment.com where you can find a written copy of each poem shared and coloring pages inspired by Dickinson's work.
A feast of American poetry, served in small bites
This week's poems are Emily Dickinson's "To Make a Prairie" and "The Grass so little has to do."
What does it take to make a prairie? What does it take to destroy one?
Poem moment is a feast of American poetry, served in small bites--currently focusing on the works of Emily Dickinson.
This week's poem is "If I can stop one heart from breaking." Its claim is that helping others, even in small ways, is what gives life meaning. Do you agree?
A feast of American poetry, served in smal, bites--
This episode is about Emily Dickinson's "I'm Nobody! Who are you--" and "A toad can die of light."
Would you prefer the presige of a "somebody" or the privacy of a "nobody"?
This week's poem is "I started early, took my dog," by Emily Dickinson. It is a story about the sea, mermaids, and shocking behavior. I dedicate this episode to Emily's dog, Carlos, my dogs, and all dogs who give women the freedom to explore.
This is a short podcast sharing and pondering an Emily Dickinson poem. See my website for sources and a printed copy of the poem.