Emily Dickinson's gardening life : the plants & places that inspired the iconic poet

Book

ISBN: 9781604698220
ISBN: 1604698225
Physical Description: 267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published by McGraw-Hill in 2005 as Emily Dickinson's Gardens : A Celebration of a Poet and Gardener.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-248) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface to the revised edition -- Introduction -- The turning of the year -- Early spring : A gardener's home and family -- Late spring : The education of a gardener -- Early summer : A gardener's travels -- Midsummer : A gardener's ground -- Late summer : A hedge away -- Autumn : A gardener's town -- Winter : Requiem for a gardener -- A poet's gardens -- Planting a poet's garden -- visiting a poet's garden -- An annotated list of Emily Dickinson's plants -- Afterword -- Sources and citations -- A note on the botanical artists -- Acknowledgements -- Photo and illustration credits -- Index.
Summary, etc.:	"[This book] explores Dickinson’s deep passion for plants and how it inspired and informed her writing. Tracing a year in the garden, the book reveals details few know about Dickinson and adds to our collective understanding of who she was as a person. By weaving together Dickinson’s poems, excerpts from letters, contemporary and historical photography, and botanical art, McDowell offers an enchanting new perspective on one of America’s most celebrated but enigmatic literary figures."--Amazon.com.