BY JOHN VEASEY

Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts December 10, 1830.

SHE WAS BORN AT A TIME WHEN WOMEN DIED OF CHILD BIRTH.

Her family was among the first settlers in America called Puritans.

THEY CAME FROM ENGLAND IN THE 1630S SEEKING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

SHE BEGAN SCHOOL AT FIVE AT AMHERST ACADEMY WHERE SHE WROTE HER FIRST POEM

SHE LEARNED A LOT OF READING AND GRAMMAR COMPOSITION FROM THERE.

AFTER SHE GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY, SHE WENT TO MOUNT HOLYOKE.

ALONG THE WAY SHE WROTE A LOT OF POEMS LIKE THIS ONE ABOVE.

EMILY NEVER HAD A CAREER. SHE DID THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE LIKE GARDENING.

ONLY A FEW OF HER POEMS HAVE BECOME FAMOUS LIKE "BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP AT DEATH"

EMILY DICKINSON DIED ON MAY 15, 1886 FROM BRIGHTS DISEASE.

IF I CAN STOP SOMEONE'S HEART FROM BREAKING...

HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS...

SO GIVE ME BACK TO DEATH

TRAPPED