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Emily Dickenson Emily Dickinson As one of the most remarkable writers of all time, Emily Dickinson accomplished many achievements during times in her hometown, Amherst. Her source “of knowledge of ecstasy and despair that infuses her poetry” (Hertzburg) remains unknown. She experienced love and loss through her life that could have inspired her to fulfill her writing career. Although “she lived in one town, in one house, all her life, little is known about her”(Hertzburg). Born to Edward and Emily Dickinson on December 10, 1830, Emily had two siblings, a brother named Austin and a sister named Lavinia, and of all three, Edward, her father, favored Emily (Brooks). She started schooling in 1840, and attended Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke Female Seminary where she was loved for her wit and free spirit (Internet). After seven years at the academy, she “retired from the community” (Hertzburg) almost never coming out of her house. Dressing all in white, Emily would speak only to her friends from around corners never dickenson, emily, one, love, life, hertzburg, writing, samuel, internet, brooks, bowles, years, wentworth, wadworth, three, thomas, themes, poems, out, never, named, house, higginson, edward, died, dickinson, backiel, around, amherst, academy, writings, writers, works, work, wit, white, vivid, unknown, two, town, times, time, through, sweetest, success, stopped, started, springfield, spirit, speak, source