From our master grammarian and resident logophile, Angstrom Dickinson:
On Friday, October 12, the Dickinson Organization of Poetry Enthusiasts, in conjunction with the Folger Coffee Company, will host a birthday tribute to America's greatest poet, Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request).
Meryl Streep and Starbuck's new robot "Servi-Tron" will discuss The Garbarged Somethings, a new publication of Emmett Lee Dickinson's writings and poetry found on scraps of paper, bits of trash and more.
Information about the event -- and a companion event at the Folger Shakespeare Library on December 10 -- is HERE.
Sample pages from The Garbaged Somethings are HERE. Below are more pages from this momentous new publication.
On Friday, October 12, the Dickinson Organization of Poetry Enthusiasts, in conjunction with the Folger Coffee Company, will host a birthday tribute to America's greatest poet, Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request).
Meryl Streep and Starbuck's new robot "Servi-Tron" will discuss The Garbarged Somethings, a new publication of Emmett Lee Dickinson's writings and poetry found on scraps of paper, bits of trash and more.
Information about the event -- and a companion event at the Folger Shakespeare Library on December 10 -- is HERE.
Sample pages from The Garbaged Somethings are HERE. Below are more pages from this momentous new publication.
 | Pictured at the left: Page 20 of The Garbaged Somethings shows a coffee cup with Dickinson's poem "Before It comes I weigh the time." Before It comes I weigh the Time ‘Tis Early and ‘tis Dark, When I depart, such Blissfulness Inside my Coffee Cup Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen this poem: Before He comes We weigh the Time, ‘Tis Heavy and ‘tis Light, When He depart, and Emptiness Is the prevailing Freight |
| Pictured at the right: Page 35 displays a coffee cup lid with the following lines from Emmett Lee Dickinson: Life is coffee we’re longing for, Coffee the hinge to life. These lines inspired third cousin Emily to write this: Life is death we’re lengthy at, Death the hinge to life. |  |
 | Pictured at the left: On the back of a sugar packet -- shown on page 47 of The Garbaged Somethings -- Emmett Lee Dickinson wrote " How loud the Bells in Steeples peal Get coffee for this Guy." He used those lines to open this short poem: How loud the Bells in Steeples peal Get coffee for this Guy I stagger on unsteady Feet A frantic Day nearby! This poem inspired third cousin Emily to write this: How still the Bells in Steeples stand Till swollen with the Sky They leap upon their silver Feet In frantic Melody! |
| Pictured at the right: A used napkin -- on page 71 of The Garbaged Somethings -- includes "Witchcraft has not a Pedigree / ‘Tis only just our Brew," lines which open this line: Witchcraft has not a Pedigree ‘Tis only just our Brew Commuters need it going out Each day when morning’s new – This poem by Emmett Lee Dickinson inspired third cousin Emily to pen this poem: Witchcraft has not a Pedigree 'Tis early as our Breath And mourners meet it going out The moment of our death – |  |
In the coming days, we will post more pages from The Garbage Somethings.
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