A Survey of Emily Dickinson's Family Artifacts

Photo Credit: Dickinson Family Artifacts (Dickinson Room). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

The writing stand that Emily Dickinson used as a desk in her bedroom. No wonder her poems were so short.

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smc1254 5 pts

I couldn't agree with you more. Attempting dry humor failed. Rather condescending in my opinion but the pictures were enjoyable.

silkentent 6 pts

"Recently, we came across this collection of family artifacts from the Dickinson family estate, curated by Harvard University, and we’ve been pouring over them ever since." "Pouring" what -- coffee? tea? maple syrup? The writer should "pore" over some information about Emily Dickinson that avoids cliche and dispels the stereotypes.

 ". . . her experiences were so limited" is the statement of an incompetent ir perhaps merely a lazy reporter.