Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong... Wikipedia
Born: December 10, 1830, Amherst, MA
Died: May 15, 1886 (age 55 years), Amherst, MA
Influenced by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Blake
Education: Mount Holyoke College (1847–1848) and Amherst Academy (1840–1847)
Siblings: William Austin Dickinson and Lavinia Norcross Dickinson