The Fish .................................................................................................4 The Bight ...............................................................................................9 At the Fishhouses ................................................................................ 14 The Prodigal ........................................................................................20 Questions of Travel ..............................................................................24 The Armadillo ......................................................................................30 Sestina .................................................................................................35 First Death in Nova Scotia ...................................................................39 Filling Station ......................................................................................44 In the Waiting Room ............................................................................48 An Overview of the Themes in Elizabeth Bishop’s Poetry ...................55 Important Features of Elizabeth Bishop’s Language and Style ...........60 Writing about Elizabeth Bishop ...........................................................67
Emily
Dickinson 70
Approaching Emily Dickinson’s Poetry............................................... 72 ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers ........................................................ 75 There’s a certain Slant of light ........................................................... 78 I felt a Funeral, in my Brain ................................................................82 A Bird came down the Walk ................................................................86 I heard a Fly buzz – when I died .........................................................90 The Soul has Bandaged moments .......................................................94 I could bring You Jewels – had I a mind to .........................................98 A narrow Fellow in the Grass............................................................ 102 I taste a liquor never brewed ............................................................ 106 After great pain, a formal feeling comes ...........................................110 An Overview of the Themes in Emily Dickinson’s Poetry .................... 113 Important Features of Emily Dickinson’s Language and Style .......... 118 Writing about Emily Dickinson ..........................................................126
