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Emily Dickinson The Life of Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson was considered to be one of the greatest American lyric poets that ever lived. Emily was born and raised in Amherst, Massachusetts. She lived a very sheltered and exclusive life, rarely venturing out of her bedroom. Emily stayed in her room and wrote poetry, and read books all day. Emily never had any of her poems published, because she hated fame, and did not want to be acknowledged for her work. Emily Dickinson was born December tenth 1830. Her father Edward Dickinson, was a successful lawyer, a member of congress, and for many years treasurer of Amherst College. (Emily 352) Emily’s mothers name was Emily Norcross Dickinson, she was a submissive timid woman. (Emily 352) Emily had an older brother and a younger sister. Emily’s brother William Austin was a lawyer. (Emily 352) William and Emily were not to close relationship wise; she never really opened up to anyone. Her younger sister Lavenia was in a way like Emily she also never left the house. (Emily 352) Lavenia was the chief housekeeper of her household. Neither Emily nor Lavenia ever married. (Skiba 216) Emily’s emily, dickinson, poems, new, emily’s, book, 153, susan, published, 216, skiba, room, one, never, life, wrote, poetry, people, lived, ever, college, bedroom, amherst, 352, years, very, through, stayed, school, read, over, left, lavenia, brother, before, anyone, after, younger, writings, writing, woman, william, while, way, time, think, something, sister, poets, name