Dickinson has been hailed by critics as one of the most important and original poets to emerge from the American literary tradition. However, the poet received none of this critical acclaim during her lifetime. The few editors who actually appraised...

(born Dec. 10, 1830, Amherst, Mass., U.S.—died May 15, 1886, Amherst) American lyric poet who lived in seclusion and commanded a singular brilliance of style and integrity of vision. With Walt Whitman, Dickinson is widely considered to be one of...

The deaconess movement and the deacons on the inner mission model thrived into the twentieth century. In some regions, such as Europe, growth continued until after World War II, but by the 1950s the movement appeared to have peaked, although some...

(born Dec. 10, 1830, Amherst, Mass., U.S.—died May 15, 1886, Amherst) U.S. poet. Granddaughter of the cofounder of Amherst College and daughter of a respected lawyer and one-term congressman, Dickinson was educated at Amherst (Mass.) Academy and...

Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Although fewer than a dozen[1] of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime, she is widely considered one of the most original and influential...