Thursday, September 6, 2012

A Picture of Emily

"A word is dead when it is said, some say.
I say it just begins to live that day." -- Emily Dickinson

As a big fan of Dickinson's poetry, I was excited to hear that they may have found a photograph of this famously reclusive poet. Emily's Picture

Until now, there has just been the one photo of her as a teen. This new photo shows her as a young twenty-something.

"They might not need me; but they might.
 I'll let my head be just in sight;
a smile as small as mine might be
precisely their necessity."