Keep a Poem in Your Pocket

I love this. It's so inspiring and comforting. Keep a Poem in Your Pocket Day. It's April 21st. I think I'm going to put my favorite poem, which is Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, in my pocket that day.

Emily Dickinson

Yesterday I was browsing in my neighborhood used book store and came across an interesting book titled The Diary of Emily Dickinson by Jamie Fuller. It's a fictionalized account of the diary that Emily Dickinson kept during 1867-1868. Since I have been writing a little poetry, I was intrigued by this little book and since it was only $2 I decided to buy it. In the Prologue the author is talking about how the diary was found, etc., and describes the area in Emily Dickinson's home where she did her writing. The author describes it this way:

"One of Emily's favorite spots in the Main Street house was the conservatory on its east side. There she grew a variety of exotic plants that bloomed through the winter, and at a little writing desk by the window she composed many of her poems."

Since this is a fictionalized account of her diary, I'm not sure how much of this is true or fictionalized, so I'm going to research Emily's life a little more and see what I can find out. At any rate, I love the description of her writing area. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a place like that where a person could have a nice writing desk near a window and look out the window at nature for inspiration in writing?

I have never thought much before about Emily Dickinson, but this book has given me enough to make me intrigued enough to research her life further. Since I work in an academic library, it shouldn't be too hard to find more information on her life. I'm really looking forward to it.