On December 10, 1830, late, near midnight, one of America?s most famous poets was born. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, the second child of the prominent Edward Dickinson and his wife, also named Emily. The first child was Emily?s older brother Austin. Later to be born was her sister Lavinia or ?Veeny? as they liked to call her. Emily and her siblings were all born in the Homestead in the small, quiet town of Amherst, Massachusetts. In …showed first 75 words of 681 total…

…showed last 75 words of 681 total…of speculation over whom it was that she felt so strongly for. Some of these people were Charles Wadsworth, Samuel Bowles, Susan Gilbert Dickinson ( Emily Dickinson?s brother, Austin Dickinson?s wife) and Susan?s friend Kate Scott Anthon Turner. The death of a great poet occurred on May 15, 1886. On that day Emily Dickinson died of Bright?s disease. Though she lived a short, quite life, Emily Dickinson?s poetry made her life worth while.