Emily—in the Morning—
By Catherine
emilydickinson.substack.com/
Emily—in the Morning—Jul 15, 2022
Ep 110: Artists wrestled here!
Good morning! Today, we are visiting an art gallery.
Also, check out the lovely blog that inspired today's interpretation: https://bloggingdickinson.blogspot.com/search?q=artists+wrestled+here
Ep. 109: By a flower – By a letter –
Good morning! Today, we look into manufacturing love
Ep 108: Surgeons must be very careful
Good morning!
Today, we think about Life, and, by extension, medicine
Ep 107: 'Twas such a little – little boat
Good morning! Today we are heading out to sea
Ep. 106: The Daisy follows soft the Sun –
Good morning!
Today, we are flowers, or else, Dickson is– we can't be quite sure
Ep 105: To hang our head – ostensibly –
Good morning! Today, things get a bit fuzzy
Ep 104: Where I have lost, I softer tread –
Good morning! Today, we meet at a grave and think of hope
Ep 103: I have a King, who does not speak—
Good morning! Today, we are exploring a religious metaphor, and some dreams
Ep 102: Great Caesar! Condescend
Good morning! Today, we are in Rome.
Ep 101: Will there really be a "Morning"?
Good morning! Today, I am back, though a bit rusty in terms of thinking about Dickinson.
Regardless, we are considering the idea of morning and of light as potentially unknowable.
Ep 100: A science—so the Savants say
Good morning!
Today, we are exploding some metric patterns—and we didn't mention Death once! Well, unless fossils count.... Oblique reference....
Ep 99: New feet within my garden go—
Good morning!
We are thinking about Spring today— but also death and snow, of course.
Ep 98: One dignity delays for all—
Good morning!
We're back, with hopefully better audio quality, to the inescapable theme: Death.
Ep 97: The rainbow never tells me
Good morning!
Sorry for the poor audio quality this morning-- I couldn't record in my usual place today! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy thinking about epistemology.
Ep 96: Sexton! My Master's sleeping here.
Good morning!
We're back, thinking about Death.
Ep 95: My nosegays are for Captives
Good morning! Today, we think about poems as nosegays, also Death and Eternity
Ep 94: Angels, in the early morning
Good morning! Today, we watch flowers wilt
Ep 93: Went up a year this evening!
Good morning! Today, we think again of Death, but this time with some floral imagery
Ep 92: My friend must be a Bird
Good morning! Today, we are annoyed at a friend
Ep 91: So bashful when I spied her!
Good morning! Today, we kidnap a blossom, but no one knows why
Ep 90: Within my reach!
Good morning! Today, we think about the frustration of "what if"
Ep 89: Some things that fly there be—
Good morning! Today, we have what is Not a Riddle
Ep 88: As by the dead we love to sit
Good morning! More thoughts of Death today—this time from those left behind
Ep 87: A darting fear— a pomp— a tear
Good morning! Today, we think of Death and waking to Eternity
Ep 86: South Winds jostle them—
Good morning! Today, we speak of flowers without mentioning them
Ep 85: "They have not chosen me," He said
Good morning! Today, we think about friendship, betrayal, and out-of-context Scripture
Ep 84: Her breast is fit for pearls
Good morning! Today, we encounter a love poem that involves a Sparrow
Ep 83: Heart, not so heavy as mine
Good morning! Today, we find hope in the mundane
Ep 82: Whose cheek is this?
Good morning! Today, we're probably talking about a flower. It's dead, of course
Ep 81: We should not mind so small a flower
Good morning! Today, we think about flowers, lawns, and God
Ep 80: Our lives are Swiss–
Good morning! Today, we compare life to a panoramic view of the Alps
Ep 79: Going to Heaven!
Good morning! Today, we think about Death and Belief, though I must say I disagree with where Dickinson leads us in this poem
Ep 78: A poor—torn heart—a tattered heart—
Good morning! Today, we have a poem of hope for the weary of heart
Ep 77: I never hear the word "escape"
Good morning! Today, we attempt to Escape
Ep 76: Exultation is the going
Good morning! Today, we think about the sea and delight. Eternity looms behind, but I'm trying not to think about it today
Ep 75: She died at play
Good morning! Today, we try to sort through some delightful images
Ep 74: A Lady red - amid the Hill
Good morning! Today, we talk about Spring and the Resurrection
Ep 73: Who never lost, are unprepared
Good morning! Today, we talk about the relationship between failure and success. And Eternity, of course!
Ep 72: Glowing is her Bonnet
Good morning! We're thinking about Death again: how should we say goodbye?
Ep 71: A throe upon the features—
Good morning! Today, we think about Death, so you may want to postpone listening to this one until after you've had your morning coffee
Ep 70: "Arcturus" is his other name
Good morning! Today we think about what the scientific method misses about the world
Ep 69: Low at my problem bending
Good morning! Today, we are distracted
Ep 68: Ambition cannot find him
Good morning! Not sure what this poem is about, but definitely death
Ep 67: Success is counted sweetest
Good morning! Today, we think about longing
Ep 66: So from the mould
Good morning! Today, we marvel at Spring
Ep 65: I can't tell you— but I feel it—
Good morning! Today, we think about Spring and Eternity
Ep 64: Some Rainbow—coming from the Fair
Good morning! Today, it is Spring!
Ep 63: If pain for peace prepares
Good morning! Today, we consider the proportionality between pain and peace
Ep 62: "Sown in dishonor"!
Good morning! Today, we see Dickinson grappling with St. Paul in a moment of disbelief.
Also, check out the substack! You can read the poems and make comments there.
https://emilydickinson.substack.com/
Ep 61: Papa above!
Good morning! Today, we think about rat heaven