In this week's Poem Moment, Emily Dickinson explores loss of faith, or perhaps a change in her faith.

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Of Course--I prayed

In "The Angle of a Landscape," Emily Dickinson praises the view she can see every day through a gap in her curtains.

1.37 The Angle of a Landscape

Dickenson aptly describes the mood of this time of year in her poem, "Besides the Autumn poets sing."

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,

I'm saying every day

In this Poem Moment we enjoy the friendship of old books through the poem. "A precious--mouldering pleasure--'tis," by Emily Dickinson.

A precious—mouldering pleasure—’tis—

In this poem moment, Emily Dickinson celebrates the sunny days of Autumn through her poem,  "These are the days when Birds come back—."

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.

Through lane it lay--through bramble--

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.

Dare you see a Soul at the White Heat?

This Poem Moment, focuses on Emily Dickinson's "The Gentian weaves her fringes--," a funeral for the passing of summer.

The Gentian weaves her fringes--

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.

Death sets a Thing significant

The poem moment welcomes autumn with Emily Dickinson's "The morns are meeker than they were" and "Make me a picture of the sun—."  

The morns are meeker than they were

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."

After Great pain a formal feeling comes

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.

The face I cary with me last--

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.

A Bird came down the Walk—

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.

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