Emily Bronte (1818-1848) and Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) had more in common than their first names. Bronte published her classic Wuthering Heights under the pen name of Ellis Acton; Dickinson was little known, publishing only one letter and only 10 poems in her lifetime. Both became famous under their own names after they died. They lived in a time when women writers were not freely published. Poet Andrea Potos knows the work of both writers, and in her new poetry collections, Two Emilys, she pays tribute to them.
To continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak Poetry.
Some Thursday Readings
Sherborne Missal Chaffinch – poem by Andrew Roycroft at New Grub Street.
“The Maldive Shark,” poem by Herman Melville – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.
The Kingdom of Tales – poem by Selah Cross at Story Warren.
Italy’s sunken city returning from the sea – Eva Sandoval at BBC.
The enduring brilliance of C.S. Lewis – Alexander Larman at The Spectator.
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