Emily Dickinson's gardening life : the plants & places that inspired the iconic poet
Marta McDowell (Author)
"Emily Dickinson was a keen observer of the natural world, but less well known is the fact that she was also an avid gardener--sending fresh bouquets to friends, including pressed flowers in her letters, and studying botany at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke. At her family home, she tended both a small glass conservatory and a flower garden. In 'Emily Dickinson's gardening life,' award-winning author Marta McDowell explores Dickinson's deep passion for plants and how it inspired and informed her writing. Tracing a year in the garden, the book reveals details few know about Dickinson and adds to our collective understanding of who she was as a person. ... By weaving together Dickinson's poems, excerpts from letters, contemporary and historical photography, and botanical art, [McDowell] offers an enchanting new perspective on one of America's most celebrated but enigmatic literary figures."-- Dust jacket
Print Book, English, 2019
Revised edition
Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 2019