"I dwell in Possibility" by Emily Dickinson

 

I dwell in Possibility

I dwell in Possibility –

 

A fairer House than Prose –

 

More numerous of Windows –

 

Superior – for Doors –

 

 

 

Of Chambers as the Cedars –

 

Impregnable of eye –

 

And for an everlasting Roof

 

The Gambrels of the Sky –

 

 

Of Visitors – the fairest –

 

For Occupation – This –

 

The spreading wide my narrow Hands

 

To gather Paradise –

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Who wrote the poem "I dwell 

in Possibility"?

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886)

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet who was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. She spent most of her adult life at the family home in isolation, attending to her ill mother. Introverted and timid, she never married or sought a permanent romantic relationship all her life. Although she wrote nearly 1,800 poems during her lifetime, her poetry was largely misunderstood or underrated while she was alive. Her poems were quite original and disregarded many conventional rules, containing short lines, typically lacking titles, and often using imperfect rhyme and odd-looking syntax. Her poetry however captures universal feelings in a simple sentence with unique but resonating metaphors and reflects the poet’s lively, imaginative, and dynamic inner world. Her poetic genius began to be appreciated only after her death when her sister published her works. Now Dickinson is regarded as one of the most important American poets.

"I dwell in Possibility" explanation

In the poem, the speaker looks into the theme of writing poetry and cherishes its power and enjoyment, as compared with writing prose. The poem also shows the poet’s unique use of dashes and sporadic capitalization.