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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, and spent her life there. She was the daughter of Edward Dickinson, a distinguished lawyer who served in the United States House of

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“Arcturus” is his other name

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

What was Alexander Pope's famous advice to aspiring poets?

Answer

"Keep your piece nine years." The advice appears in the "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot," where Pope bemoans the many poetasters who seek his advice on their poems. This mirrors the advice given by Horace in his "Ars Poetica."

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