Open Me Carefully

This is Emily Dickinson restored to her actual words, rather than the heavily censored version put out by her brother's mistress, Mabel Loomis Todd, which mystifyingly has been re-published with no warning or disclaimer. Open Me Carefully, a quotation from one of Dickinson's notes, is a selection of letters and briefer correspondence addressed to the poet's lover, her brother's wife, Susan, with whom she also maintained a lively literary dialogue.There is both humour and tenderness in these letters; a rare delight to read.

Muito bem detalhado e copilado, dividido por época, com descrição de como os poemas estavam dispostos no papel, bem como o contexto das cartas e poemas. Contém, inclusive, algumas fotos de alguns dos poemas. Amei demais. Simplesmente perfeito. Não tem outra forma de descrever.

Beautiful, breathaking letters. The early ones are in the form of a letter and the later ones are more "letter poems", so in the form of poems. There are a few poems (that were addressed to Sue), as well. There is just enough background information to give the reader context without being too heavy or too "scholar-like". I am not a Dickinson scholar, just in love with her mind, and I was pleased with the book. I will read and re-reread some of these letters for sure.

Me encanto el formato y como las cartas y poemas vienen ordenadas cronológicamente y también la forma en que brindan contexto acerca de la relación de Emily y Sue. Muy recomendado. Encima el libro llego antes de lo esperado y en excelentes condiciones.

Me gusta cómo detallan los tiempos en los que probablemente se escribieron y enviaron estas cartas y poemas, así te vas dando una idea de cómo fue desarrollándose su relación a través de los años e incluso con los hijos de Susan.