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Life of Emily Dickinson
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Emily Dickinson is born
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She attended a all boys converted school in her early education
In her early life she lived on a homestead in Amherst, MA. She attended a all boys converted school in her early education. -
Principal inspires her to write poetry
Writing as a teenager her influences were Leonard Humprey the principal of Amherst acadamy -
Found poetry
She went to Philadelphia and meet Charles Wadsworth and he motivated her to write poetry -
Sister death
her sister which was very close to her died -
Her way of writing
Her style of poetry is very different and personal -
Had to live with mother
So her mom wouldnt pass away she went to care for her on the homestead -
Sister finds poems
Her sister found the poems she made and worked hard to get them published -
Poems receive recognition
Her poems were put in the paper but not famously published until after the death of her -
Sister tries to get her sister last wish
Wish was to get a award for her poem