Title: A Word is Dead - Everything2.com
Headings: A Word is Dead
A Word is Dead
Content: A compliment means nothing if not given. When you speak, you are putting yourself at risk, voicing a thought, allowing it to leave the realm of the mind. Emily Dickinson constantly did this throughout her life through her writing. Dickinson has often been considered austere and solitary. She never married, did not participate in local religious frenzies in Amherst, Massachusetts, and never traveled. 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?