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Poetry

happyaccident

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5. She was a philosopher, could not live a life of illusion, a complex humor

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jun 29, 2019, 12:42 AM

Jun 2019

That line "I'm Nobody!Who are you?Are you Nobody too?" has been in my head since I was a toddler. mom used to read us adult poetry at night instead of kids books.

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I'm Nobody! Who are you? Emily Dickinson, 1830 - 1886 [View all] elleng Mar 2017 OP

... shenmue Mar 2017 #1

I've got to read more of her stuff. Thanks for that. She's got a kind of joy applegrove Mar 2017 #2

Yes, joy, but also sadness, elleng Mar 2017 #3

Clear as a bell. applegrove Mar 2017 #4

She was a philosopher, could not live a life of illusion, a complex humor happyaccident Jun 2019 #5