Happy Easter everyone -- we hope you got some high-quality chocolates and jelly beans from that rascally Easter rabbit!
Of course, Easter would not be what it is today were it not for Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request).
* Dickinson invented that plastic grass used in Easter baskets (a picture of the Dickinson Easter Grass Factory in Washerst, PA, is pictured on this page).
* He perfected Lavinia Dickinson's invention of the marshmallow peep. Information is HERE.
* He invented that wire egg-dipper used in Easter egg dye kits.
* He wrote more poems about Easter than any other poet. One of his now-classic poems about Easter, "The Dying need but little, Dear" (below on the left). His poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem with the same opening line (below on the right).
Of course, Easter would not be what it is today were it not for Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request).
* Dickinson invented that plastic grass used in Easter baskets (a picture of the Dickinson Easter Grass Factory in Washerst, PA, is pictured on this page).
* He perfected Lavinia Dickinson's invention of the marshmallow peep. Information is HERE.
* He invented that wire egg-dipper used in Easter egg dye kits.
* He wrote more poems about Easter than any other poet. One of his now-classic poems about Easter, "The Dying need but little, Dear" (below on the left). His poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem with the same opening line (below on the right).
| By Emmett Lee Dickinson: The Dying need but little, Dear, A Glass of Water’s all, A Tablespoon of Vinegar A tablet to dissolve A Spoon, perhaps, a Drying Stand And Certainly an egg So colors of the Rainbow Show, in the grass displayed. | By Emily Dickinson: The Dying need but little, Dear, A Glass of Water's all, A Flower's unobtrusive Face To punctuate the Wall, A Fan, perhaps, a Friend's Regret And Certainty that one No color in the Rainbow Perceive, when you are gone. |
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