Title: A Word is Dead - Everything2.com
Headings: A Word is Dead
A Word is Dead
Content: Only after her death in 1882 did her poetry become known when discovered in a locked box by her sister Lavinia. Because of her writings, Emily Dickinson, who before was considered as a solitary maid who did domestic tasks and stayed at home, was given recognition after her death. Her poetry was unconventional, but through giving herself a voice in the world through her poetry, she gave herself immortality. She has died but her legacy lives on, continuously growing as it continues to affect more people. What does Emily Dickinson's poem mean for us today? Your thoughts, your words, die, if not voiced. A beautiful sunset may last only one hour, but one can make it last an eternity through voicing it. If we are not willing to take a stand and voice our words, we will disappear from all thought and memory -- the fate of eternal death. I like it! I'm nobody!