Dickinson-Selected Poems

The heart asks pleasure firstAnd then excuse from pain;And then those little anodynesThat deaden suffering;And then to go to sleep;And then if it should beThe will of its InquisitorThe liberty to die.Generally considered among the greatest American poets Emily Dickinson has been read studied and admired by generations of literature students and poetry lovers. This modestly priced edition presents over 100 of her best-known and most-loved poems reprinted from authoritative early editions. Unflinchingly honest psychologically penetrating and technically adventurous the poems include such favorites as The Chariot I taste a liquor never brewed The Snake I'm nobody who are you? A Book There's a certain slant of light Hope and many more.Includes 3 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.