Envelope Poems

Envelope PoemsDiscover a treasure trove of poetic brilliance with the Envelope Poems collection, featuring the remarkable works of Emily Dickinson, one of America's most esteemed poets. This brand new book, published by W W Norton & Company in 2016, comprises 96 pages filled with the exquisite art of Dickinson's later writings, presented in a unique format. Delve into the world of envelope poemsmasterful compositions penned on recycled envelopes, captured during

Discover a treasure trove of poetic brilliance with the Envelope Poems collection, featuring the remarkable works of Emily Dickinson, one of America's most esteemed poets. This brand new book, published by W W Norton & Company in 2016, comprises 96 pages filled with the exquisite art of Dickinson's later writings, presented in a unique format. Delve into the world of envelope poems—masterful compositions penned on recycled envelopes, captured during Dickinson's most innovative and radical period. Each poem resonates with a poignant immediacy, expressing thoughts addressed to no one and everyone simultaneously.

Accompanying these full-color facsimiles are the groundbreaking transcriptions by Marta L. Werner and Jen Bervin, enabling readers to experience the true essence of Dickinson's handwriting. The transcriptions enhance your understanding of the texts, while the facsimiles showcase the poet’s original work, revealing her variant phrases, crossings-out, dashes, and creative layouts.

Whether you're a devoted fan of Dickinson or a newcomer to her literary legacy, this collection offers a profound exploration of her unique voice and artistry. Shipping is free for this item, but please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled. Celebrate the poetic genius of Emily Dickinson and enrich your collection with these extraordinary envelope poems today!

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780811225823
Year: 2016
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 96


Description:


Although a very prolific poet”and arguably America's greatest”Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) published fewer than a dozen of her eighteen hundred poems. Instead, she created at home small handmade books. When, in her later years, she stopped producing these, she was still writing a great deal, and at her death she left behind many poems, drafts, and letters. It is among the makeshift and fragile manuscripts of Dickinson's later writings that we find the envelope poems gathered here. These manuscripts on envelopes (recycled by the poet with marked New England thrift) were written with the full powers of her late, most radical period. Intensely alive, these envelope poems are charged with a special poignancy”addressed to no one and everyone at once.


Full-color facsimiles are accompanied by Marta L. Werner and Jen Bervin's pioneering transcriptions of Dickinson's handwriting. Their transcriptions allow us to read the texts, while the facsimiles let us see exactly what Dickinson wrote (the variant words, crossings-out, dashes, directional fields, spaces, columns, and overlapping planes).