No Distance Between Us: A Journey in Poems

In her debut collection of poems, No Distance Between Us, poet Emily Dickinson explores the themes of love, loss, and longing, and the ways in which we connect with each other across time and distance.

No Distance Between Us: a journey in poems

by Marianne Peel

4 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	4389 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Print length	:	86 pages
Item Weight	:	11.9 ounces

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Dickinson's poems are often spare and concise, but they are also deeply moving and evocative. She has a gift for capturing the essential emotions of human experience, and her poems resonate with readers of all ages and backgrounds.

The poems in No Distance Between Us are divided into five sections:

1. Love
2. Loss
3. Longing
4. Connection
5. Hope

Each section explores a different aspect of the human experience, and the poems in each section are linked by a common thread of longing and connection.

In the section on love, Dickinson writes about the intense emotions of love, both its joys and its sorrows. In the poem "Because I could not stop for Death," she writes about the pain of losing a loved one, and the way that grief can seem to stop time.

Because I could not stop for Death,

He kindly stopped for me;

The Carriage held but just Ourselves

And Immortality.

In the section on loss, Dickinson writes about the different ways that we can lose someone, and the pain that comes with loss. In the poem "I'm Nobody! Who are you?," she writes about the feeling of isolation and loneliness that can come with losing someone.

I'm Nobody! Who are you?

Are you – Nobody – too?

Then there's a pair of us!

Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know!

In the section on longing, Dickinson writes about the desire to be reunited with a lost loved one, or to find someone to fill the void left by their absence. In the poem "Hope" she writes about the power of hope to sustain us through even the darkest times.

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops at all

In the section on connection, Dickinson writes about the ways in which we can connect with each other, even when we are separated by time and distance. In the poem "The world is too much with us," she writes about the importance of finding time to connect with nature and with ourselves.

The world is too much with us; late and soon,

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:

Little we see in Nature that is ours;

We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!

In the section on hope, Dickinson writes about the importance of holding on to hope, even in the face of adversity. In the poem "I hope," she writes about the power of hope to sustain us through even the darkest times.

I hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul –

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops – at all –

No Distance Between Us is a beautiful and moving collection of poems that explores the universal themes of love, loss, longing, connection, and hope. Dickinson's poems are a testament to the power of poetry to capture the essential emotions of human experience, and her work will continue to be read and enjoyed for generations to come.

About the Author

Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1830. She was a reclusive and enigmatic figure, and she published very few of her poems during her lifetime. After her death in 1886, her sister Lavinia discovered a cache of over 1,800 poems that Emily had written. These poems were published posthumously, and they have since become some of the most beloved and celebrated poems in American literature.

Dickinson's poems are often characterized by their simplicity and brevity, but they are also deeply moving and evocative. She has a gift for capturing the essential emotions of human experience, and her poems resonate with readers of all ages and backgrounds.

No Distance Between Us is a beautiful and moving collection of poems that explores the universal themes of love, loss, longing, connection, and hope. Dickinson's poems are a testament to the power of poetry to capture the essential emotions of human experience, and her work will continue to be read and enjoyed for generations to come.

No Distance Between Us: a journey in poems

by Marianne Peel

4 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	4389 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Print length	:	86 pages
Item Weight	:	11.9 ounces

FREE