Original Art:Emily Dickinson’s handwritten poem “I died for beauty – but was scarce”
Era:1800s
Region:Massachusetts, United States
Among the finest poets America has ever produced, Emily Dickinson lived a life of quiet solitude. A master of the short lyric poem, her preoccupation with death and immortality permeated many of her greatest works. It is Dickinson’s handwritten draft of “I died for beauty – but was scarce” that we have reproduced here.
