Emily writes : Emily Dickinson and her poetic beginnings

Yolen, Jane, author.

Book 2020

In Amherst, Massachusetts, in spring, 1834, young Emily Dickinson uses scraps of paper and a pencil nub to write a poem, before she even knows her ABCs, and shares it with her household and garden. Includes author's note about Dickinson's life and work.

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