![]() ![]() Selection number 102 (J288) is a stunning example of the literary brilliance of what has previously been designated (and devalued) as a letter (“Sweet Sue, / There is / no first, or last, / in Forever - ). By weaving the poems, the letters, and the letter poems together into one work, the book vividly demonstrates that the entire corpus of Dickinson’s writing needs to be taken seriously. The book is testimony to the literary importance of Dickinson’s letters and to the poet’s fluid treatment of genre. The volume, arranged chronologically, also includes brief introductions by the editors to each of the four chapters and concludes with extensive textual notes. Spanning thirty-six years (1850–1886), the correspondence contains some twenty poems and one letter newly associated with Susan. The text offers nearly 250 of the poet’s letters, poems and hybrid texts - what Susan termed “letter poems” - and a small handful of extant notes from Susan to Emily. ![]() Open Me Carefully presents selections from Emily Dickinson’s correspondence to her sister-in-law and beloved friend, Susan Huntington Dickinson. ![]()
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