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Emily Dickinson and the Spanish Civil War
Emily Dickinson’s death in 1886 effectively robbed her of the opportunity to participate in the Spanish Civil War, whether on the side of the Republicans or indeed, that of the Nationalists. Here, on...
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The Dickinson Dash
Much time and effort has been wastefully expended by those analysing Dickinson’s idiosyncratic use of punctuation in her poetry, most notably the Dickinson Dash. Few critics appear to have examined her...
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Emily Dickinson, modernity and war
Some commentators have regarded Dickinson as being one of the first modernists (Porter, 1981). This fanciful notion is at odds with the poet’s notorious antipathy towards the personalities associated...
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Another kiss from death’s sweet breath?
Emily and the boys halted at daybreak on the side of a wooded hill overlooking the burning town of Gandesa. As the only surviving officer, the poetcaster had kept them going in the Great Retreats since...
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