Death of an American Poet

Emily's Death was a tragic one. She died at the age of 55 from Bights disease which is caused by kidney degeneration.While Emily Dickinson was on her death bed, she had told he sister Vinnie to place all her poems to burn in a fire. She did not want anyone to read, none the less publish them. Thankfully Vinnie had ignored her sister's request to burn the old manuscripts. She soon handed them to a family friend Mabel. Though Mabel has never met Emily, she was moved and inspired by the powerful poems. Mabel typed up 200 poems with the encouragement of Emily's old friend. The first edition was published in 1893. The poems began to get much attention and praise in many newspapers and magazines.

R.I.P Emily Dickinson