Reading

Next on the nightstand is Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Sometimes I move it to the floor when I can’t imagine what in the world she is trying to say. I have always been intrigued by Dickinson’s work but have never had the time until now to read. Dickinson’s life was shrouded in mystery and her writing is quite the same. I have learned more about the spirit and the soul which Dickinson loves to write about by understanding the period in which she lived. The idea that she shunned the religious beliefs that her family believed so strongly tells us that she was steadfast in her own beliefs of life, and redemption. I just picked up a copy of Dickinson by Harvard critic, Helen Vendler. If she can’t ease my understanding of Dickinson’s poetry well then on the floor it remains.

Next up: The New Yorker Magazine...January is a perfect time to catch up on short stories.