Influence of Personal Experience in Emily Dickinson's poetry- literary criticism. Includes excerpts of some of her poems

        None of Emily Dickinson's readers has met the woman who lived and died in Amherst, Massachusetts more than a century ago, yet most of those same readers feel as if they know her closely. Her reclusive life made understanding her quite difficult. However, taking a close look at her verses, one can learn a great deal about this remarkable woman. The poetry of Emily Dickinson delves deep into her mind, exposing her personal experiences and …

…Once she wrote:                  This is my letter to the World                  That never wrote to Me -                  The simple News that Nature told -                  With tender Majesty                  Her Message is committed                  To Hands I cannot see -                  For love of Her - Sweet - countrymen -                  Judge tenderly - of Me It seems fairly obvious that Emily Dickinson knew that someday her poems would be found and would be used as a window into her thoughts.