Category Archives: Emily Dickinson

‘Absent Place – An April Day’: My Dickinson poem of the month

Posted on April 3, 2019 by shoshibookblog

I love April and I love daffodils, but I have often struggled with poems that only focus on the sublime or pretty aspects of spring without allowing space for the season to be difficult.  This feels especially true at the … Continue reading →

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Poem of the month: ‘We Like March’ by Emily Dickinson

Posted on March 3, 2016 by shoshibookblog

When I had my own classroom (I used to be a secondary school English teacher), one of my favourite wall displays was a ‘poem of the month’ board which held a rotating selection of verse.  The rules were simple.  Each … Continue reading →

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