18: The Enigma of Emily Dickinson (Part 1)
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Emily Dickinson's Hymn Meter Poems
You can take any of Emily Dickinson's hymn meter poems and sing them to the tune of Amazing Grace. She seems to revel in the contrast of using something with religious undertones, but layering on top of it something startling like a loaded gun. Every one of these stands as is so packed with powerful imagery. It has the effect of watching a championship kickboxer putting together combinations of punches,. setting you up with footwork, and right before the bell, hitting you with the roundhouse kick for the knockout.
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