Emily Dickenson Writes the Bulk of Her Poems

Though she had, for most of her life been considered reclusive by the standards of her society,1867 was the year that Dickenson withdrew from social life almost entirely.  It is during this time that it is estimated by many scholars, most notably Thomas Johnson, that the majority of Dickenson’s poetry was written based on her original manuscripts.  The isolation perhaps fostering the deep and profound introspection that is such a prevalent theme in so much of her work.

Franklin, R. W. “Introduction.” In The Poems of Emily Dickinson.  Ed. R. W. Franklin. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.