Emily Dickinson doesn’t turn up too often in the news, but when she does I’ll try to note it here. These are a few items that have turned up over the last couple weeks.
- Reading Dickinson’s garden, Amherst Bulletin, May 25, 2007. This review covers three recent books about Emily Dickinson and gardening: Judith Farr’s “The Gardens of Emily Dickinson”, which covers Dickinsons’ literal and figurative gardens; Marta McDowell’s “Emily Dickinson’s Garden — A celebration of a poet and gardener”, a book that combines practical gardening tips with poetry; and “Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium, A Facsimile Edition”. The “Herbarium” in particular sounds fascinating: it’s a reproduction of Dickinson’s collection of dried flowers and plants, the original of which is in Harvard’s special collections and is too fragile even for “serious scholars” to examine.
- Valley Gardens: Garden audio tour shares Dickinson’s love of nature, Amherst Bulletin, May 25, 2007: Still on the garden theme, this article discusses efforts of the Emily Dickinson Museum to spark interest in the gardens on the museum grounds with an audio tour. The audio script was written by Marta McDowell (author of “Emily Dickinson’s Garden”–see above), and includes insights into the family’s history of gardening and some of the features of Dickinson’s garden still extant at the museum.
- No. 1 Girls’ Name: Emily, Parenting.com, May 11: The stats have been crunched, and it turns out that “Emily” was the top name for baby girls born in the U.S. in 2006. The article notes Emily Dickinson and Emily Brontë as famous Emilys; it’s been the top name since 1996.
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