Emily Dickinson smells like dog

Emily Dickinson smells like dogCynthia Griffin Wolff's brilliant literary biography of Emily Dickinson is the first to unravel the intricate relationship between her life and her poetry. It is a vivid portrait of the poet and her times as well as a fascinating interpretive study of the poems that will enable every reader to approach them with new understanding and delight.

as they embark on the inaugural season

the same interviewer

a summer on Nantucket with her best friend Jules is a life-changing dream come true

used themselves as human shields

trust and what it means to live in a fallen world

creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives

For everyone who’s ever  said

literally and figuratively—is shaped by how we view ourselves in relation both to our fellow citizens and to immigrants

In The Pull of the Stars

Do Parents Matter

It's funny how a piece of paper can change your life-a diploma

It's naturally wired into your body