I subbed at an elementary school yesterday, the very day that the parents of Brody and Brianna brought in a delicious looking cinnamon and pecan Bundt cake, so I thought I’d take a break at one point and enjoy a cup of coffee and a piece of cake. The problem: I could not find a coffee cup anywhere in the teachers’ lounge or in the main office. I found coffee cup lids – many coffee cup lids – an abundance of coffee cup lids; however, the school seemed to be out of coffee cups.
I posted a montage of some of the lids and quipped, “My kingdom for a cup.”
I posted a montage of some of the lids and quipped, “My kingdom for a cup.”
 | Fortunately, I did find an actual coffee cup – the ceramic type with the “Don’t Make Me Use My Teacher Voice” emblazoned across the front – so ultimately I was able to enjoy some joe and cake – and no spoiler alert needed: Both were delicious. And the experience made me wonder, did Emily Dickinson ever write about coffee in any of her poems?  |
As a matter of fact, she did! Dickinson used the word “coffee” in one poem – and get this: She wrote about a coffee cup!
 | So what’s this poem about? Notes on the Dickinson archive state this: “19 June 1861, to Susan Dickinson on the birth of Edward (Ned) Dickinson, the first child of Austin and Susan (hb140). The bottom of the manuscript, containing the last line of the poem and the signature ‘Emily,’ is now missing. It also carried a family note identifying the occasion and explaining that Toby was the cat.” |
Did Dickinson ever write about tea? Let’s take a look at that tomorrow!
Below: Hmm...looks like Rana wants a sip!
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