Emily Dickinson and Gertrude Stein

Thanks to my limited experience on poetry, reading both Dickinson’s and Stein’s work allowed me to view more varieties on the spectrum known as artistic writing. Despite the varying subjects, I was drawn distinctly to Dickinson’s work more so than Stein’s. I am unsure as to why Emily Dickinson was exiled in such a manner as illustrated in the Preface of “My Emily Dickinson” by Susan Howe because her writings were both interesting and alluring to me. Her basis in religion and its incorporation into her writing served as one of the main factors that held my attention. What also assisted in maintaining my interest was her ability to keep a rhyme scheme as well as measure in her work.