The Life and Works of Emily Dickinson

One of America's most well respected poets is Emily Dickinson. Although she never personally received credit for her work, it continues to receive great recognition today. Through her successful poems we get a better idea of her life, views on religion, and feelings about love.
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father, Edward, was a lawyer, legislator, and Calvinist. He was a stern religious man who required his family to attend Sunday School. In her late teens, Dickinson refused to call herself a believing Christian. …